ell

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Noun
  • This highly rated air fryer can cook up to 4 pounds of fries or chicken wings and also broils, roasts, bakes, reheats, and dehydrates.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 24 July 2025
  • McClure recalled a short Memphis stretch during which the 6-foot-6 Brooks defended then-Washington wing Bradley Beal, Portland guard Damian Lillard and New Orleans forward Zion Williamson.
    Doug Haller, New York Times, 24 July 2025
Noun
  • Know that this discernment isn’t about keeping others at arm’s length or being selfish.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Each of the 17 children appears to have voluntarily fled their home at 2:17 in the morning, running into the night with their arms stretched backwards like the wings of a paper airplane.
    Beatrice Loayza, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2025
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“Ell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ell. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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