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
Randy Myers, Mercury News, 18 June 2025
Temperature thresholds exist because raw foods, including meat, eggs, and even vegetables and other kinds of produce, can sometimes harbor illness-causing microbes, says University of Delaware food microbiologist Kalmia Kniel.
—Amanda Heidt, Scientific American, 18 June 2025
Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2025
Johnson said, egging them on, as though the reference to Wallen was an inside joke shared by everyone there.
—Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 6 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Audiences should also stay put through the end credits (there’s a surprise there) and be prepared to go Easter egg hunting, a tradition in Pixar films.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 18 June 2025
Temperature thresholds exist because raw foods, including meat, eggs, and even vegetables and other kinds of produce, can sometimes harbor illness-causing microbes, says University of Delaware food microbiologist Kalmia Kniel.
—Amanda Heidt, Scientific American, 18 June 2025
Verb
Within all those spiraling dialogues, which director Jaki Bradley has egged up to a Gilmore Girls-esque tempo, Margolin starts to lay out the underlying tensions of the group.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2025
Johnson said, egging them on, as though the reference to Wallen was an inside joke shared by everyone there.
—Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 6 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for egg
Noun
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But for some reason you're constantly being observed even as a non-famous person.—
Steve Baltin,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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Walker isn’t the only person in Wade’s orbit who credits the NBA Hall of Famer with providing an opportunity.—
Jason Jones,
New York Times,
15 June 2025
Verb
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The San Diego native whipped a low cross into the box, which both Adriana Leon and Ascanio narrowly missed.—
Fernando Ramirez,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 June 2025
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Chelsea took the lead on 13 minutes when Neto raced away from deep inside the Flamengo half and opened his body before whipping the ball past Agustin Rossi.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
Noun
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Sturdy men work with their hands, forging arrows with which to kill zombie interlopers.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
19 June 2025
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Reinhart, who scored in Games 3-5, was a man on a mission from the beginning of this one as evident by his first goal of the game, which gave the Panthers an early lead.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2025
Verb
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While the protests have long been arranged, they’ve been largely spurred on by Trump’s actions regarding the L.A. protests, which have since spread to other cities across the U.S.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
14 June 2025
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Tracy’s motivation to organize the Miami Beach rally was spurred by the administration’s cutbacks to governmental agencies that monitor health and the environment.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
14 June 2025
Noun
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Burney, a Baltimore native who’s about to head out on an East Coast book tour, succeeds at crafting a work that’s as much a poignant reflection on his life as an ethnomusical study.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
23 June 2025
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My last question: How is life in Malibu now after the fires?—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
23 June 2025
Verb
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If your chops have a fat cap, use tongs to stand them up, pressing the fat cap into the skillet to render and sear until crisp, about 1 minute.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 June 2025
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Against that backdrop, Tlaib pressed Powell to explain the Fed’s rationale for monetary policy that keeps interest rates high.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
25 June 2025
Noun
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Usually, all these guys are practicing before the set in the evening.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
26 June 2025
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While the fan messages did make the guys laugh, a lot of it was thanks to their ribbing of each other and themselves.—
Anna Chan,
Billboard,
26 June 2025
Verb
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The episode, which sees his lawyer Leslie Abramson (Ari Graynor) gently prodding her client, starts in a medium shot of Koch and ever-so-slowly tracks in a tight close up.—
Rance Collins,
IndieWire,
8 June 2025
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But Lane prods viewers to challenge their own expectations and preconceptions.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
7 June 2025
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“Egg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egg. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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