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Recent Examples of arrow
Kate came to the bow and arrow on her own, though Clint's years of experience are still a benefit.
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Christian Holub, EW.com, 3 Nov. 2021
In Bears Ears -- named for the twin buttes that rise above the landscape -- tourists and looters routinely steal ceramic shards, arrow heads and other remnants of the settlements of the Ancestral Puebloan Indians who lived in the area.
—Arkansas Online, 9 Oct. 2021
Meanwhile, Katurah plays the help, who is readying weapons, from knives to bow and arrow to guns and RPGs in between skits.
—Rohan Preston, Star Tribune, 8 July 2021
According to the researchers, the embryo does not attach to the mother’s uterus and continue growth until the mother switches to arrow bamboo leaves, at which point the calcium intake is the highest.
—Brenda Poppy, Discover Magazine, 15 July 2014
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Christian Holub, EW.com, 3 Nov. 2021
In Bears Ears -- named for the twin buttes that rise above the landscape -- tourists and looters routinely steal ceramic shards, arrow heads and other remnants of the settlements of the Ancestral Puebloan Indians who lived in the area.
—Arkansas Online, 9 Oct. 2021
Meanwhile, Katurah plays the help, who is readying weapons, from knives to bow and arrow to guns and RPGs in between skits.
—Rohan Preston, Star Tribune, 8 July 2021
According to the researchers, the embryo does not attach to the mother’s uterus and continue growth until the mother switches to arrow bamboo leaves, at which point the calcium intake is the highest.
—Brenda Poppy, Discover Magazine, 15 July 2014
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arrow
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From droppings-mimicking spiders in Borneo to a tiny gecko tucked under bark in India, these creatures have been quietly perfecting their disguises while science is only now catching up — one DNA barcode, one micro-CT scan at a time.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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Without any prompting from leadership, there was much discussion in the hallways that Netflix made the right call to exert financial discipline and not get caught up in the hunt.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2026
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But convenience should never outrun security.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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The joy of the Sharks’ three-month party from November to January was that the Sharks were able to outrun them.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Where do those feelings go when public events overtake the personal?—
Geoffrey Greif,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Feb. 2026
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With more than 26 GWh of capacity, the state is positioned to overtake California this year.—
Lana Ferguson,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Feb. 2026
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The company has launched a pilot project at its Leipzig plant and established a new Center of Competence for Physical AI in Production to accelerate the global integration of robotics and artificial intelligence.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Mar. 2026
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But war with Iran has accelerated those normal increases, and the impact on prices at pump will be readily apparently in just a matter of days.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
2 Mar. 2026
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On February 27, however, the 63-year-old actor stepped out with her shortest hairstyle in 28 years, having reached a similar length post-buzz cut by February 1998.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
28 Feb. 2026
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Twenty feet away, another man had stepped out of his car and gone still — planted there, watching Borsutzki.—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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Quite quickly after the judges picked a winner in the Quickfire Challenge, crews darted in to clean up the makeshift kitchen stacked with Bosch appliances and aluminum tables serving as workspaces.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Feb. 2026
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Instead, a small monkey darted between rocks, trailing older members of the troop.—
Joshua Mellin,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Feb. 2026
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While falling prices can help ease the affordability crisis, Long and other experts say wages need to go up and continue outpacing inflation to truly address the problem.—
Kamaron McNair,
CNBC,
2 Mar. 2026
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Diesel prices surged on Monday, outpacing the gains in oil prices and hitting their highest level in over two years.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
2 Mar. 2026
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In a final twist, as his own grave went up in flames (without him in it), Tommy galloped off into the horizon, his empire reduced to embers.—
Miriam Balanescu,
IndieWire,
5 Mar. 2026
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About two minutes into the exchange, Jones begins galloping toward Prignano, who is able to back away and keep his distance from him as the two are in the middle of the street.—
Kellie Love,
Hartford Courant,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Arrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrow. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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