Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dressing-downs
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The lessons are the important component of this breakup, and both parties attempt to find happiness elsewhere.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026 -
The lessons that endure are about constraint and invention, messiness and coordination, contradiction and persistence—about intervening directly and fearlessly in material reality.—
Julian Rose,
Artforum,
26 Mar. 2026
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With traces of the trap titans that paved the way, Kushington’s motivational raps filled his trapper-friendly The Streets Is Yours debut project, which arrived last March.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
27 Mar. 2026
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Slayr raps, sings, and screams across this thing, producing most of it himself with frequent contributions from the producer wa.—
Mano Sundaresan,
Pitchfork,
18 Mar. 2026
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From 1964 portrait sessions to The Supremes publicity stills in ‘66, the singer’s shapely ‘do often delicately framed her wispy lashes.—
Essence,
Essence,
26 Mar. 2026
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The press was happy to accept her as a caricature, with her blond wig and false lashes, her heels, her diamonds.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Some countries have laws administering what critics believe are cruel punishments or place undue restrictions on women and minorities.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Mar. 2026
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Georgia lawmakers have approved a bill creating more legal punishments for protesters and others who obstruct the state's streets and highways.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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