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Recent Examples of comber
In the scope was one of the many tiny fish bones that were found that day, probably belonging to a small comber or a wrasse.
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Paul Greenberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Dec. 2022
The destructive combers continued to undermine dwellings near the water’s edge at West Newport Beach.
—Scott Harrison, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2019
Those two scouts, including Carlos Gomez, a longtime comber of Venezuela’s sandlots, were the first to give Marquez a tryout.
—Nick Groke, The Denver Post, 28 Apr. 2017
Paul Greenberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Dec. 2022
The destructive combers continued to undermine dwellings near the water’s edge at West Newport Beach.
—Scott Harrison, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2019
Those two scouts, including Carlos Gomez, a longtime comber of Venezuela’s sandlots, were the first to give Marquez a tryout.
—Nick Groke, The Denver Post, 28 Apr. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comber
Noun
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Pickens is one of the league’s best go-ball receivers and has feasted on hitches, curls and comebacks.—
Ted Nguyen,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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The Leave-In Conditioner delivers weightless hydration and frizz control, allowing curls and coils to retain moisture and definition throughout the day.—
Essence,
Essence,
13 May 2025
Noun
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New plants should be watered by hand using a water breaker or a water bubbler on a water wand handle.—
Neil Sperry,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 May 2025
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Another deal breaker for new graduates is a stagnant workplace.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In the batting order for the first time after missing most of the season because of an upper-body injury, Taylor Stephens followed with a slow roller into right field — just soft enough for Bragg to beat the tag at third while Stephens stepped into second.—
Anthony De Leon,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2025
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This is where hot rollers are sold — or used to be.—
Sherry Kuehl,
Kansas City Star,
14 May 2025
Noun
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The bill sailed through the House but immediately hit whitecaps in the Senate as prominent LGBTQ+ advocacy groups raised murky legal concerns about the proposal, throwing it into limbo.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
28 Apr. 2025
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Top looks out on the Tagus River, choppy and windy today, whitecaps blowing on the water like bumps on snakeskin.—
Dana Vachon,
Air Mail,
26 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In that spirit, here are 13 of the best beach movies about sun, surf, and oceanside romance.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
3 May 2025
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The kid is unimpressed by him; the local surf bullies even less so.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2025
Noun
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Tanks and soldiers with riffles have lined the streets of the Paraguayan capital all week.—
Samindra Kunti,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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Very often, the single word that completes the thought in a Maclean line is the fly that drops perfectly onto the riffle.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
14 May 2025
Cite this Entry
“Comber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comber. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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