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
Calmatters, Mercury News, 13 May 2025
To stretch the metaphor further than strictly necessary, Bonnin isn’t just serving up easter eggs.
—Ben Croll, IndieWire, 13 May 2025
Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 6 Apr. 2025
The Ohio senator also makes a show of news conferences at his rallies, answering reporter questions in front of supporters who egg him on.
—Sam Woodward, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
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Noun
However, this resource frequently runs out in the summer as the fish lay and fertilize their eggs, which can lead to complete spawning failures in lethally warm water.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 13 May 2025
To stretch the metaphor further than strictly necessary, Bonnin isn’t just serving up easter eggs.
—Ben Croll, IndieWire, 13 May 2025
Verb
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
The Ohio senator also makes a show of news conferences at his rallies, answering reporter questions in front of supporters who egg him on.
—Sam Woodward, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for egg
Noun
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The fungal disease does not spread from person to person, according to the CDC.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Before Johnson and Eakins exchanged vows, Houser passed their wedding rings along the front row and asked that each person hold the rings and pray or give their blessings over them before passing them down to the next person in what's known as ring warming.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
22 May 2025
Verb
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Appropriately, those flags whipped atop the Hall of Fame building on a particularly windy Friday, hours before a 40-year ceremony for the 1985 team and a day prior to a 10-year reunion for the 2015 team.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
17 May 2025
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Made with 92 percent natural ingredients, the gentle, sulfate-free shampoo is whipped with tea tree and peppermint oils, which help create a healthy pH balance on the scalp and smell like a spa.—
Jenny Berg,
Allure,
17 May 2025
Noun
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Hikers in New York state have found the remains of a Canadian man who was missing for five months in the Adirondack Mountains, officials say.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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Still: There’s something a little nasty about using a man’s long-ago loyalty oath as an excuse to simply kill him for safety, especially when the whole operation is burned anyway, yes?—
Jesse Hassenger,
Vulture,
14 May 2025
Verb
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Key acquisitions in 2025 have spurred Fenix24’s strong growth, such as the acquisition of vArmour, which was quickly complemented by its subsequent acquisition of appNovi.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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The increasing need to detect cancers early on, along with monitoring potential recurrence, has spurred scientific research into non-invasive cancer diagnostics.—
Cat Wang,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
Noun
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Seeing any woman, particularly a Black woman, establish herself as independently wealthy without the help of a spouse or parent is admirable and reflects an urge in younger generations to live a life that wasn’t as accessible to those who came before us.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
19 May 2025
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An effort to extend the life of the B61 nuclear bomb also faced significant delays and saw costs more than double – to the tune of an additional $4 billion.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
Verb
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This time, Tkachuk came through on the power play much quicker as Florida pressed an advantage with Carolina’s Jaccob Slavin lost his stick.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
19 May 2025
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If any charges were pressed, that was between the bank that owned it at the time and the previous owners.—
Meredith Wilshere,
People.com,
19 May 2025
Noun
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And on the West Coast, our country-star cover guy charmed on the L.A. set.—
Charlotte Triggs,
People.com,
21 May 2025
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When the politician begins to speak of evacuation plans the guy immediately shouts him down.—
Lauren Wissot,
IndieWire,
21 May 2025
Verb
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Paige makes the astute observation that Craig and Kyle are similar and need to be prodded along with kind words and attention with everything that happens.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
8 May 2025
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The president prodded the two capitals for action and convinced them to return to Middleburg in July.—
Timothy Naftali,
Foreign Affairs,
2 May 2025
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“Egg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egg. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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