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Recent Examples of sit
The all-white, lace-up tennis sneaker sat upon a yellowed, rubber sole, showcasing Autry’s clean aesthetic and sportswear technology.
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Vogue, 2 May 2025
Ginn City & Lounge Yorck-Berlin sits at the intersection of two neighborhoods worth exploring: Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, full of trendy restaurants, bars and boutiques, and Tempelhof-Schöneberg, home to several popular parks, including Tempelhofer Feld and Natur Park Schöneberger Südgelände.
—Valeriya Safronova, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Perhaps, although the distance continues to grow between those Cup-winning Lightning teams and the group of players sitting quietly at their lockers Wednesday night.
—John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2025
The pair sat together courtside to watch the Lakers’ shocking first-round elimination to the Minnesota Timberwolves.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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Vogue, 2 May 2025
Ginn City & Lounge Yorck-Berlin sits at the intersection of two neighborhoods worth exploring: Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, full of trendy restaurants, bars and boutiques, and Tempelhof-Schöneberg, home to several popular parks, including Tempelhofer Feld and Natur Park Schöneberger Südgelände.
—Valeriya Safronova, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Perhaps, although the distance continues to grow between those Cup-winning Lightning teams and the group of players sitting quietly at their lockers Wednesday night.
—John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2025
The pair sat together courtside to watch the Lakers’ shocking first-round elimination to the Minnesota Timberwolves.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sit
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Before kicking off her new world tour, Lady Gaga sets a new record: with 2.5 million people in attendance, her show on Brazil' Copacabana Beach is reportedly the biggest independent concert by a female artist ever.—
Mario Manca,
Glamour,
4 May 2025
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First, the facilitator sets some ground rules for the meeting.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
4 May 2025
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The Trumps were seated in the front row for the service and the president's midnight blue suit stood in contrast to the waves of black.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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Reigning royals like King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain were seated first, followed by heads of state arranged alphabetically by country.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Apr. 2025
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Trump’s tariffs on cars, steel and aluminum are still standing, and could crush those Canadian industries.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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But enemy shelling killed two Marines standing guard there – Darwin Judge and Charles MacMahon, the last Americans to die in Vietnam.—
David Martin,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2025
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For them, the mall exemplified everything not right with city officials and developers displacing entire waves of young artists, squatting or legally renting, in the name of better living through upscale retail.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2025
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Tierney decided to squat on the property, a decision Joyce supported.—
Stephen Rodrick,
Rolling Stone,
13 Feb. 2025
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That puts even greater pressure on MSNBC to keep apace once the spinoff is complete.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
5 May 2025
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The Television Academy is more willing to come through for those types of films, putting Netflix in strong standing.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
5 May 2025
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The film was based on Stephanie Meyer’s book series of the same name and spawned four additional movies — New Moon, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn: Part 1 and Breaking Dawn: Part 2 — that grossed over $3 billion in total, per Variety.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
2 May 2025
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The first is High Trip Resurgence, which spawns players with a random weapon and introduces Shades, which are effectively powerups giving players Super Speed, no fall damage and other perks.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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There are two ways to watch the series through Fubo or Peacock.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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And for investors willing to look beyond the political theater, there is absolutely a way forward – possibly an even more lucrative one.—
Rob Kaplan,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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For lounging at home or casual outings, grab this soft Hanes hoodie that’s marked down to $13 with double discounts.—
Isabel Garcia,
People.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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In another carousel, the beauty vlogger is seen lounging with a cup of coffee, and in another pic, smiling wearing a pair of shades and a bikini on the sand.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Sit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sit. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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