as in person
a member of the human race
kindhearted and generous, she's a real good egg by anyone's standard
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Recent Examples of egg
Diego Mendoza and Holly Yan, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
The bad blood between them eggs the men onto violence, tinged with physical need.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2025
Spawning season tends to be April to November, and each female can produce 50,000 eggs in that time.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, Mercury News, 24 July 2025
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Noun
Sheriff deputies arrived at the scene around 12:05 p.m. Saturday, when Mutu told them someone had been egging his apartment for the last week, the sheriff’s office said.
—Diego Mendoza and Holly Yan, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
The bad blood between them eggs the men onto violence, tinged with physical need.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
Verb
The pantry gives a variety of what is on hand each day: frozen food, meat, eggs, produce, bread, hygiene products, and pantry items like coffee and pet food.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2025
Spawning season tends to be April to November, and each female can produce 50,000 eggs in that time.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, Mercury News, 24 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for egg
Noun
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But erasing too much personal and private information from the internet could backfire as screening tools like Tofu use that information to verify you’re a real person.—
Maria Gracia Santillana Linares,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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But such laws are only effective if the individual demonstrated warning signs so that others can alert law enforcement and initiate the process of revoking the person’s firearm, Chittum said.—
Josh Campbell,
CNN Money,
2 Aug. 2025
Verb
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On a Friday night in February on East Sixth Street, a steely-eyed bar doorman rushed around a crowd agitating on the sidewalk and whipped a flashlight above his shoulder.—
Ella McCarthy,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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While the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has begun rolling back its shoes-off policy at security checkpoints, this ability to whip them off and on in seconds is still majorly convenient for travel.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
29 July 2025
Noun
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After the three tragedies, authorities found the fourth brother, Fritz, and pulled him from fighting duties to prevent the family from losing all four men in the war.—
Emily Krauser,
People.com,
24 July 2025
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The wear and tear of a job that devours men in their 30s.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 July 2025
Verb
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But Morgan Stanley suggested the feeble job gains of the past three months would spur the Fed to act in September despite stable unemployment.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
1 Aug. 2025
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The meeting between the two men is what initially spurred the FBI’s Russia investigation, after Papadopoulos relayed what Misfud had told him to Australian diplomats at a bar.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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He's blessed us every day to get up to come here with life, with intelligence.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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This is the same recipe that led to the university's record-high student retention rate, to a new nursing building that will put more nurses in the field and to faculty conducting research that betters people's lives.—
Kelly Meyerhofer,
jsonline.com,
30 July 2025
Verb
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Today, tech companies often downplay the criticisms of workers who are now being pressed to use technology that could transform, reduce, or eliminate their own jobs.—
Time,
Time,
31 July 2025
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In one possible scenario, the abnormal immune response led to immune cell clumping, causing his lymph nodes to swell and press against his vasculature.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
31 July 2025
Noun
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Adkins brings inherent value as a blocker/receiver/fullback/ST guy.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
1 Aug. 2025
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Littell was not only an outstanding pitcher for the Rays, but a great teammate and a go-to guy for media members.—
Tom Layberger,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
Verb
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This prodded Americans away from the complacency of the post-war era and toward a more progressive and assertive attitude on everything from Civil Rights to scientific research.—
Time,
Time,
23 July 2025
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Yet the pathway to success is littered with challenges, from high costs and complex engineering problems to the risk of earthquakes as drills prod deep into the ground.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
22 July 2025
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“Egg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egg. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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