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Verb
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Warmth is clearly present, but the color isn’t overly saturated.—
Amanda Le,
InStyle,
5 Mar. 2026 -
In December 2020, when Holtz was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, a distinction now saturated by a growing list of the president’s ambitions to be validated by entertainers and jocks, it was not well received by a lot of his former players.—
Mac Engel
March 5,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Their immediate need for left tackle help can be partially alleviated by re-signing swing tackle Yosh Nijman in free agency, but that move would be more of a band-aid than a protective shield.—
Mike Kaye
Updated March 5,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Mar. 2026
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To be clear, this attempt to simplify my homescreen hasn’t alleviated my time-wasting at all.—
David Pierce,
The Verge,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Cloyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cloyed. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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