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unfair or inadequate treatment of someone or something or an instance of this
the homeowners who were bought out are convinced they got the shaft in that deal
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Recent Examples of shaft
One guy was multiple stories up the side of a ventilation shaft.
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Antonio Ferme,
Variety,
14 June 2026
Engineers at Titan-2 oversaw the installation of the core catcher into a concrete shaft of the reactor containment building for Unit 7.
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Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
12 June 2026
Check the base of the beater shaft, rims around the motor housing, ventilation openings, and control knobs and switches.
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Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
11 June 2026
Each model is white with a black shaft and a black alignment aid.
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Langston Wertz Jr,
Charlotte Observer,
9 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for shaft
Antonio Ferme,
Variety,
14 June 2026
Engineers at Titan-2 oversaw the installation of the core catcher into a concrete shaft of the reactor containment building for Unit 7.
—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
12 June 2026
Check the base of the beater shaft, rims around the motor housing, ventilation openings, and control knobs and switches.
—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
11 June 2026
Each model is white with a black shaft and a black alignment aid.
—
Langston Wertz Jr,
Charlotte Observer,
9 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for shaft
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shaft
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Ohashi competed on the balance beam and floor exercise at Saturday’s competition, beginning her effort on beam.
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Ensure your vehicle is visible to others by using low-beam headlights, which also activate your taillights.
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After baking, top these snacks with a tiny cornichon spear.
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Another spear hit Vermax from a ship.
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Fannie Loue Hamer didn’t accomplish all her achievements alone; progress was built through networks of women who refused to accept injustice and instead worked to transform society for future generations.
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Hussein’s killing cemented the schism between Sunni and Shiite Islam and remains a powerful symbol of resistance against oppression and injustice.
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Above, rays of light radiate in high relief and sunburst guilloche is visible beneath the vivid hot enamel.
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The Food and Drug Administration has granted breakthrough designation to two devices that use generative AI to interpret chest X-rays and draft the radiology reports typically written by human radiologists.
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Nebraska's Dyson Wicker won the pole vault at an NCAA-leading 19-2 1/4, and Texas A&M senior Zaza Nnamdi took javelin at 269-10.
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In the girls field events, South Hadley’s Natalie Rios threw her personal best and achieved third best javelin throw in the state at 125-04.
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Brian Kilmeade views the semiquincentennial as an opportunity to reflect on the nation's founding courage and vision, while Lawrence Jones highlights America's continuous improvement despite past wrongs.
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There was also a list of things that had been done wrong in the murder, including not removing the shell casings from the scene, Rouse said.
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Bottom cleaners use lances to scrape biofoul off hulls.
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Um dos lances mais bonitos da nossa história.
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Greenberg tried his best to ignore an irritating ankle injury that had plagued him the last couple of weeks and grimaced under the hazy sunlight as the pitcher, probably 20 or more years his junior, stared him down.
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There was drama, remarkable goals and worrying injury in Sweden’s showdown with Japan at AT&T Stadium Thursday in the final Group F match.
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“Shaft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shaft. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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