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Recent Examples of elbow
Locals come for dinner, dining elbow to elbow with out-of-town guests.
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Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 28 May 2026
Two days earlier, Snelling underwent left elbow UCL repair surgery with an internal brace, an operation that will tentatively sideline him for the next 10-12 months.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 24 May 2026
The Eagles suffered two injuries as Zadok Judd hurt his foot and left the match, while Nico Vazzana was accidentally elbowed in the face by a teammate and also didn’t return.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026
And even Stephen Colbert, who is known to get elbow deep into everything from set design to product placement, can’t stop such dynamics.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 May 2026
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Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 28 May 2026
Two days earlier, Snelling underwent left elbow UCL repair surgery with an internal brace, an operation that will tentatively sideline him for the next 10-12 months.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 24 May 2026
The Eagles suffered two injuries as Zadok Judd hurt his foot and left the match, while Nico Vazzana was accidentally elbowed in the face by a teammate and also didn’t return.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026
And even Stephen Colbert, who is known to get elbow deep into everything from set design to product placement, can’t stop such dynamics.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elbow
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The actress started advocating for menopause and mid-life care in 2024 − after her doctor misdiagnosed her symptoms as herpes − and pushed for legislation to fund research and education in women’s health.—
Wendy Naugle,
USA Today,
5 June 2026
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The visit is a chance for Xi to push for a rebalancing of these ties and to signal the importance of the relationship to Beijing at a moment of global flux.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
5 June 2026
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Freddie Freeman squeezed one inside the left-field foul pole in the first inning, his fourth home run in nine games (after hitting just one in the previous 35 games).—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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The bedroom is now its own separate space—one that Konieczny managed to squeeze more custom storage inside—and despite having to move the shower and toilet, the bathroom is much more functional as well.—
Nicolas Milon,
Architectural Digest,
30 May 2026
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And yet as the series expands from and twists around its simple horror concept (a wedding at the groom-to-be’s family house in the woods is fated for a titular dark catastrophe), Morrone’s performance as Rachel is able to shoulder the weight of quite a bit of backstory and a complicated endgame.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
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Since then, the City has shouldered increasing responsibility without corresponding County investment.—
Mercury News Editorial Board,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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“Elbow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elbow. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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