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Recent Examples of elbow
On opening night in Seattle, Golden State forward Cecilia Zandalasini suffered her first concussion when elbowed by the Storm’s Zia Cooke.
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Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
Facing unrelenting physicality in the Western Conference semifinals, Wembanyama earned a flagrant 2 foul and an automatic ejection for elbowing Minnesota’s Naz Reid in the neck.
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Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
14 June 2026
Tom Cruise sat elbow to elbow with David Beckham; UCLA and Los Angeles Lakers star Kareem Abdul Jabbar got a rousing ovation and Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart was lustily booed.
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Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
When not elbow-deep in dino dung or outrunning raptors, Laura Dern's heartfelt performance in Jurassic Park shows why women really deserve to inherit the Earth — and all of the acting awards.
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Huntley Woods,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 June 2026
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Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
Facing unrelenting physicality in the Western Conference semifinals, Wembanyama earned a flagrant 2 foul and an automatic ejection for elbowing Minnesota’s Naz Reid in the neck.
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Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
14 June 2026
Tom Cruise sat elbow to elbow with David Beckham; UCLA and Los Angeles Lakers star Kareem Abdul Jabbar got a rousing ovation and Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart was lustily booed.
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Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
When not elbow-deep in dino dung or outrunning raptors, Laura Dern's heartfelt performance in Jurassic Park shows why women really deserve to inherit the Earth — and all of the acting awards.
—
Huntley Woods,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elbow
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That lawsuit, in part, accuses City Attorney Miko Brown of pushing airport officials to investigate a charter airline's safety record -- not because of genuine safety concerns, but to create legal cover for a city council vote that put $90 million in federal grant money at risk.
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Regulatory scrutiny is also pushing the conversation.
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Ecuador beat Germany 2-1 in its final group-play match to squeeze into the knockout stages for just the second time, advancing as a third-place team.
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There was Paris squeezed between meetings on a fleeting work trip.
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However, either of those options would leave Houston one reliever short in a bullpen that just shouldered a seismic workload during this seven-game road trip.
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Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, a Democrat, said states are shouldering costs once covered by the federal government and often learn about cyber incidents through news reporting rather than federal briefings.
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“Elbow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elbow. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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