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as in routine
an established and often automatic or monotonous series of actions followed when engaging in some activity
shuttling the kids between extracurricular activities is all part of the suburban drill
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as in to pierce
to make a hole or series of holes in
the nerve-jangling sound when a dentist drills a tooth
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as in to shoot
to strike with a missile from a gun
drilled the target from 100 yards away
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Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Bsn, Parents, 4 Sep. 2024
Their routines, observed early in the film, include a communal breakfast, learning piano (Mother), building a miniature model of the old world (Son), emergency drills (everyone) and rearranging the expensive art (Mother, again) in the parlor.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Sep. 2024
Thomas Orlando, Discover Magazine, 9 Aug. 2024
But the vast majority of carbon that US taxpayers are paying oil companies to capture will either be going toward generating more oil, or would have greater emissions reductions benefits had the companies opted not to drill for gas in the first place.
—Amy Westervelt, Vox, 29 July 2024
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The kit has it all, with 24 acrylic powders in various colors, a UV nail light, an acrylic nail drill, and manicure tools.
—Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Bsn, Parents, 4 Sep. 2024
Their routines, observed early in the film, include a communal breakfast, learning piano (Mother), building a miniature model of the old world (Son), emergency drills (everyone) and rearranging the expensive art (Mother, again) in the parlor.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Sep. 2024
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There is a plan to drill for the water and look for it, the way people hunted for underground gold during the 19th century gold rush.
—Thomas Orlando, Discover Magazine, 9 Aug. 2024
But the vast majority of carbon that US taxpayers are paying oil companies to capture will either be going toward generating more oil, or would have greater emissions reductions benefits had the companies opted not to drill for gas in the first place.
—Amy Westervelt, Vox, 29 July 2024
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“Drill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drill. Accessed 16 Sep. 2024.
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