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Recent Examples of elbow
Likewise, the Padres view King’s return as an important piece of a rotation puzzle that had been jumbled by the loss of Yu Darvish to elbow surgery and the prospect of losing both King and Cease to free agency.
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Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Dec. 2025
Protecting value, however, has expanded to those seeking to transfer in the coming weeks, elbowing more players to sit out.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 14 Dec. 2025
People were packed elbow-to-elbow to see the big tree get lit up, along with entertainment and a visit from Santa.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 29 Nov. 2025
Being able to work elbow-to-elbow with skilled artisans like solders and platers is one of the upsides.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 26 Nov. 2025
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Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Dec. 2025
Protecting value, however, has expanded to those seeking to transfer in the coming weeks, elbowing more players to sit out.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 14 Dec. 2025
People were packed elbow-to-elbow to see the big tree get lit up, along with entertainment and a visit from Santa.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 29 Nov. 2025
Being able to work elbow-to-elbow with skilled artisans like solders and platers is one of the upsides.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 26 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elbow
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What Veblen saw as the public exhibition of wealth has become the performance of aspiration, now filmed, edited, and pushed through a recommendation feed.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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This happens when water in front of the tire builds up faster than the vehicle's weight can push water out of the way.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The Panthers squeezed a few end-of-career seasons out of guys such as Dino Ciccarelli and Igor Larionov.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Instead, 2026 is about building both stylish and sensible outfits that can take you from the airport to the streets with maximum versatility without ever squeezing into tight, form-fitting fabric.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Jan. 2026
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Doncic had to shoulder the ball-handling load almost exclusively Wednesday without James and Reaves, who is sidelined until at least the end of the month because of a calf injury.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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At 35, he’s being asked to shoulder one of the heftiest workloads of his career to pick up the slack for injured teammates Jalen Smith and Zach Collins.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Elbow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elbow. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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