Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clawed
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Colombia could have avoided the specter of a landlocked Leticia had dredged the smaller branch of the Amazon River that now flows past the town.—
John Otis,
NPR,
7 Sep. 2025 -
Foley said the most feasible solution may be making use of sand built up in the Prado Dam, which needs to be dredged by the Army Corps of Engineers.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
5 Sep. 2025
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Others have cut bills by a factor of five.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Jobless claims hit their highest level since 2021 last week, adding to recent labor market revisions that have fueled confidence the Fed will cut rates in September.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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The estate was excavated in Kafr Qasim, a city in the central region of the country.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Covered in concrete and lost to time for decades, the vats were rediscovered and excavated in 2016 within a building that hugs the Kentucky River.—
Robin Roenker,
Southern Living,
13 Sep. 2025
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Several high-profile managers, who chafed at a more structured environment under the new owners, departed.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
15 Sep. 2025
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But from the beginning, public broadcasting was in the crosshairs of right-wing politicians who chafed at the idea of the government supporting socially relevant and often educational fare.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
12 Sep. 2025
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Before turning on the water for the field, the foreman of Tibbitts’ farm fretted building a makeshift levee to keep the water from running too deep at the field’s lowest point.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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What's particularly telling is that while Cain fretted about the new movie's immigrant themes possibly hurting domestic box office, Superman has actually performed well domestically but struggled internationally.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Aug. 2025
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The fact that criminals would seek to take advantage of an old man’s lack of sophistication about the workings of the internet galled Tejasvi.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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His buddies just … barked at him in the weight room.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
12 Sep. 2025
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As reporters walked by where Broadbelt’s body was found, a large black dog in a front yard barked loudly and ran along the fence.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Clawed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clawed. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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