burke

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Verb
  • Eight engines, four water tenders, five dozers and two hand crews have been working to suppress the fire.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • This ensures lithium is deposited smoothly across the anode, effectively suppressing dendrite growth even under rapid-charging conditions.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This is the product of past administrations, Republican and Democrat, trying to silence victims.
    Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Those moments can silence curiosity and leaders might have no idea that the impact has come from past experiences.
    Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Burke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burke. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.

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