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Netflix elbows its way in Our biggest streaming service has made a name for itself with splashy campaigns at the Oscars and Emmys as well as fumbling the ball on converting nominations into major awards.
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 1 May 2025
While he was being taken into custody, Swift allegedly elbowed an officer in the face, Munch said.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2025
The flurry of bodies OKC runs at him has served its purpose, leaving the three-time MVP visibly frustrated with the officiating as Lu Dort alternates between flopping and elbowing and Isaiah Hartenstein dives at knees.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 11 May 2025
Kissinger was at his best in earning the confidence of Richard Nixon, a world-class paranoid, and in elbowing rivals, Secretary of State William Rogers and Secretary of Defense Jim Schlesinger, from government.
—Frank McNeil, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2025
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 1 May 2025
While he was being taken into custody, Swift allegedly elbowed an officer in the face, Munch said.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2025
The flurry of bodies OKC runs at him has served its purpose, leaving the three-time MVP visibly frustrated with the officiating as Lu Dort alternates between flopping and elbowing and Isaiah Hartenstein dives at knees.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 11 May 2025
Kissinger was at his best in earning the confidence of Richard Nixon, a world-class paranoid, and in elbowing rivals, Secretary of State William Rogers and Secretary of Defense Jim Schlesinger, from government.
—Frank McNeil, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elbow
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As Nuno pointed out, the player of the season award could reasonably have been renamed the ‘team of the season award’ during a campaign in which Forest followed up back-to-back fights against relegation by pushing for Champions League qualification.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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Some of the administration's pressure tactics: threatening to take away Harvard's non-profit status, freezing $3 billion in federal grant dollars, barring the university from enrolling foreign students, and pushing Congress to increase taxes on university endowments.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
27 May 2025
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Umberto Rispoli squeezed between horses around the top of the stretch and then rode Journalism to a tremendous rally.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
24 May 2025
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Martinez’s son squeezed the trigger five times, shooting Rivera to death and wounding two others, the detective wrote in the affidavit.—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2025
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Younger Mainers might end up shouldering the weight of property taxes, especially considering that the Pine Tree State's population is the oldest in the nation, with nearly a quarter of its population over the age of 65, according to a 2024 report by the State Economist of Maine.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
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However, the reality is that a democratic society relies on the group shouldering some costs for the benefit of the whole.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 June 2025
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“Elbow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elbow. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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