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Recent Examples of sit
Minott healthy, two bigs sit An illness hit the Celtics’ locker room during the lead-up to Monday’s game.
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
Remove pan from heat, cover, and let sit to allow cheese to melt, 5–10 minutes.
—Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
In a completely separate private area sits a soaking tub that’s extra deep and luxurious.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Jan. 2026
That is where the Broncos sit today, uncomfortably digesting how Sean Payton’s decision to go for it in the second quarter cost Denver a chance to go to its ninth Super Bowl.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 26 Jan. 2026
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
Remove pan from heat, cover, and let sit to allow cheese to melt, 5–10 minutes.
—Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
In a completely separate private area sits a soaking tub that’s extra deep and luxurious.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Jan. 2026
That is where the Broncos sit today, uncomfortably digesting how Sean Payton’s decision to go for it in the second quarter cost Denver a chance to go to its ninth Super Bowl.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sit
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Long-standing ritual Space savers became a ritual in Chicago after the record-setting blizzard of January 1967, which blanketed the city with 23 inches of snow, according to numerous accounts.—
Jessica Mekles,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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The feat adds to a record-setting career for the Puerto Rican singer, who's won album of the year at the Grammy Awards (the first Spanish-language album to do so), topped the Billboard 200 chart four times and performed as a solo headliner at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
5 Feb. 2026
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During the family dinner (that turns into major drama), Damon, seated at the same table as a young Julia Roberts, had just one line.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
26 Jan. 2026
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As fate had it, I was seated next to Howard Anderson – then the founder and CEO of The Yankee Group, a technology market research firm (now part of 451 Research).—
Brandon Busteed,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Calvert-Lewin’s travails with Everton are laid bare in that final column.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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And that equivocation should lay bare Strider’s personal opinion about the latest high-profile instance of ICE enforcement.—
Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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The gun — a Colt 1908 manufactured in 1921 — was found at the Thornton Distilling Company, housed in the oldest standing brewery in Illinois.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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Warsh’s theory of the case is built in part on his long-standing criticism of the Fed’s massive balance sheet.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
2 Feb. 2026
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The man filming later walks into the parking lot, where body after body has been laid out on the asphalt with family members either standing or squatting nearby.—
Marin Scott,
NBC news,
14 Jan. 2026
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Ziani’s sessions require sitting in a squatting position throughout the process.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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Rieder’s comments put him within the then-consensus among economists and even Fed officials who believed inflation would not become a persistent problem.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Collections and designers put their best foot forward, delivering high-caliber collections — some were uplifting, others were thought-provoking, most were both.—
Laure Guilbault,
Vogue,
30 Jan. 2026
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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre not only spawned a franchise (with nine feature films, to date) but proved massively influential on horror in the decades to come.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Jan. 2026
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While the future could hold even more theme parks in Central Florida, a new business industry with reach far beyond Orlando has already been spawned.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 Jan. 2026
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While most football fans are excited to see the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks match up in Super Bowl LX, there is one fan base that could be staring at this game as the worst matchup possible.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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There are a great many worthy projects to pursue, and many astronomers are indeed pursuing them.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Sit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sit. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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