bays 1 of 2

plural of bay

bays

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of bay

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bays
Noun
  • Players, coaching staff and fans all celebrated together on the pitch and in the club’s bar after the game, singing, dancing and revelling in title glory.
    Nnamdi Onyeagwara, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Harris and several co-owners, including Mitch Rales and Mark Ein, grew up as Washington football fans during that era, which included the glory days of three Super Bowl championships from 1982-91.
    Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Among Andor’s accolades were eight Emmy nominations and a Peabody Award.
    Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Mark is an exceptional horse trainer with accolades like training Quarter Horse Race Stake winners and even polo horses for Polo Hall of Famer Bart Evans.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Even for the big names, the distinction between the pure and the pragmatic holds fast.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Technical Architecture Supports Continuous Improvement The distinction between NeMo and Nvidia’s Inference Microservices, branded as NIMs, lies in their complementary functions.
    Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Despite struggling to find distribution in the U.S., No Other Land earned wide critical acclaim (and some criticism) ahead of its Best Documentary win at the 2025 Oscars.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2025
  • In 2016, Fierstein reprised his iconic Broadway role as Edna Turnblad in NBC’s Hairspray Live!, to great acclaim.
    Dave Quinn, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • While being delinquent affects your credit score, going into default has more serious consequences such as wage garnishment.
    ADRIANA MORGA, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025
  • While at Westbrook Media, Haugen had credits like Red Table Talk on Meta and iHeart and the Fresh Prince Reunion Special on Max.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • This included early American music forms, marches, spirituals, field hollers, work songs and African rhythms, as well as their musical descendants, like jazz, blues, gospel, country and rock ‘n’ roll.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2025
  • Lots of noise, big splashes, a few congratulatory whoops and hollers.
    Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • Thousands of troops from multiple branches of the military rehearsed for weeks under the adoring eyes and feverish applause from the local people.
    Nga Pham, NPR, 30 Apr. 2025
  • The vice president’s comments received applause from the crowd, which was made up of business leaders and students, according to reporters traveling with Vance in India.
    Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Multiple derms sang this serum’s praises, pointing to its hyaluronic acid base.
    Rebecca Shinners, Glamour, 22 Apr. 2025
  • None of these shows have quite captured the zeitgeist like The Mandalorian did or garnered the critical praise of Andor.
    Eliana Dockterman, Time, 22 Apr. 2025
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“Bays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bays. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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