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Recent Examples of elbow
Chase Infiniti elbows into leading actress race Leave it to BAFTA voters to give a shout out one of the year’s biggest breakouts.
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Alex Ritman, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
Darvish missed half of the 2024 season due to elbow issues and a personal matter, but came back to pitch exceptionally in the playoffs.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
Jones abused the boys on their bus rides for about six months, between September 2023 and March 2024, before authorities discovered surveillance video that showed the woman elbowing, stomping and punching the students.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 23 Jan. 2026
The pair were arguing when Shaw drew a knife and attacked the victim, stabbing him in the back and slashing his neck and elbow, said police.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
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Alex Ritman, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
Darvish missed half of the 2024 season due to elbow issues and a personal matter, but came back to pitch exceptionally in the playoffs.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
Jones abused the boys on their bus rides for about six months, between September 2023 and March 2024, before authorities discovered surveillance video that showed the woman elbowing, stomping and punching the students.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 23 Jan. 2026
The pair were arguing when Shaw drew a knife and attacked the victim, stabbing him in the back and slashing his neck and elbow, said police.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elbow
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The decisions centered around the dates for quarterfinal and semifinal games, as well as the move to push the championship game back to even further in January has drawn some backlash.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Its forecast for profit in the current quarter fell short of analysts' expectations as an industrywide shortage of memory pushes some handset makers to cut back on orders.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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But, squeezed by the cost of things from rent to beef, others are shaking up their habit.—
Matt Sedensky,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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Ag is being squeezed by foreign competition, rising costs, and weak leadership in Austin.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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Manager Joe Espada recently suggested those numbers reflected in part the workload Altuve shouldered for a short-handed roster.—
Matt Kawahara,
Houston Chronicle,
14 Feb. 2026
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But the Dolphins will likely have to shoulder some of the financial responsibility, and might be asked to send assets to an interested team (draft picks or players) to sweeten any deal like the Houston Texans had to do to unload Brock Osweiler and his bloated contact in 2017.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Elbow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elbow. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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