as in chamber
one of the parts into which an enclosed space is divided
the garage has three separate bays for cars
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as in estuary
a part of a body of water that extends beyond the general shoreline
the bay is a favorite cruising ground for weekend yachtsmen
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as in glory
usually bays plural
public acknowledgment or admiration for an achievement
he wrote for his own personal satisfaction, not for any bays that the literary establishment might deign to bestow
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as in to shout
to speak so as to be heard at a distance
the mob was baying for revenge
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Recent Examples of bay
PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2025
Find and discard the bay leaves, then use a clean pair of tongs to transfer the chicken to a serving platter.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Aug. 2025
Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2025
The Paris collection was not just a show but a scene: outside, hundreds of live-streaming onlookers, many dressed in the previous season’s Loewe, bayed at the arrival of V.I.P. guests.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The expansion cards snap into the system’s empty bays with USB Type-C connections (with different ports on the other end facing the user), and tiles pop in and out of the front panel’s grid.
—PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2025
Find and discard the bay leaves, then use a clean pair of tongs to transfer the chicken to a serving platter.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
This account of Christ’s trial and torture in the days leading up to the crucifixion, which shows the Jews baying for his death, has been thought by some to have contributed to centuries of anti-Semitism.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2025
The Paris collection was not just a show but a scene: outside, hundreds of live-streaming onlookers, many dressed in the previous season’s Loewe, bayed at the arrival of V.I.P. guests.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
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Verb
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After beating Ravens cornerback Nate Wiggins in a 1-on-1 drill to start Tuesday’s joint practice, Mitchell shouted in the direction of several media members who witnessed him make Wiggins look bad at the line of scrimmage.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
6 Aug. 2025
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Thelma was the only one who kept rushing forward, shouting, Harold is shot!—
Joshua Sharpe
August 6,
Literary Hub,
6 Aug. 2025
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Lakshmi also included a video of her and her dog, Divina, playfully howling for the camera.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Axel Hunnicutt stood by the side of a dusty dirt road in California’s high country rangeland and howled like a wolf.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
1 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Umpire Mark Wegner #14 and manager Aaron Boone #17 of the New York Yankees yell at each other during the ninth inning at T-Mobile Park on May 13, 2025 in Seattle, Washington.—
Jon Vankin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Aug. 2025
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They are routinely criticized, booed, and yelled at – especially when their calls go against the home team – but never applauded.—
Dan Schlossberg,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Cena even blamed Truth for making that kid in Brussels cry.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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And if home security’s been on your list, the Eufy Video Doorbell is a steal with 50% off and sharp 2K video, local storage, and smart alerts that don’t cry wolf.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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However, today most young people rarely call each other.—
Andrea Wigfield,
CNN,
14 Feb. 2023
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Marx himself would call DEI a classic case of ideology, a set of benign-seeming ideas that disguise the workings of the rulers, in this case empowered progressives.—
WSJ,
WSJ,
14 Feb. 2023
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“Bay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bay. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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