butting (on or against)

Definition of butting (on or against)next
present participle of butt (on or against)

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Verb
  • Book Early, Especially for Families Family-friendly accommodations like adjoining rooms, suites, and vacation rentals sell out faster than standard rooms.
    Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Book Early and Book Smart Family-friendly accommodations like adjoining rooms, suites, and vacation rentals sell out faster than standard rooms.
    Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Prior to joining the team in-house, Sarah worked in luxury fashion e-commerce while freelancing for the title as well as other reputable UK publications such as House and Garden, Evening Standard, Sleeper Magazine, and Suitcase.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The Dow losses pulled it into correction territory, joining the Nasdaq, which entered a correction the day before.
    Tanaya Macheel, CNBC, 29 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Along the route, my father would point in disgust at the large Olympic-torch flames dotting the horizon and rising above the acres of palm trees flanking the highway.
    Noo Saro-Wiwa, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026
  • For much of the season’s first three months, the 30-year-old Dane spent time flanking Sebastian Aho on the top line or teamed up with second-year forwards Logan Stankoven and Jackson Blake.
    Cory Lavalette, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Higher energy prices are also expected to widen India’s current account deficit, which has contributed to a weakening of the local currency, with the rupee touching record lows in recent days.
    Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026
  • But to get them there, those antiprotons will have to avoid touching anything on the way.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Add it to the growing canvases of her daughters playing at the sea, climbing the rocks, placing their tiny hands in the crevices of the walls surrounding the house.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Other Republicans, however, have pointed more directly to the sequence of events surrounding Carr and the Colbert interview as a contributing factor.
    Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 23 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Iran has responded by launching thousands of projectiles at cities across neighboring Arab states, shattering the stability the region had long.
    Becky Anderson, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
  • About 45,000 veterans live in Santa Clara County, with more than 32,000 in neighboring San Mateo County, according to local veterans offices.
    Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
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“Butting (on or against).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/butting%20%28on%20or%20against%29. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.

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