Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for els
Noun
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At the time, the STB ended up approving that $31 billion takeover largely due to the small size of KCS, with the merging companies remaining the smallest of the Class I North American railroads.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
31 Oct. 2025 -
Such fusion dishes reflect the country’s large Chinese population, a migration that began in the 19th century, when Chinese workers came to Peru to build the railroads.—
Ryan Knighton,
AFAR Media,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The floods have also left 11 people missing, inundated more than 116,000 houses and 5,000 hectares of crops, and damaged roads and railways, cutting off traffic and power in several areas, the government’s disaster agency said in a report.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
31 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement While Beijing is laser focused on ports, pipelines, and railways, the type of capacity-building engagement long characterized by USAID isn’t part of their strategy.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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Some lenders are trying to replicate that model at scale, building nationwide agent infrastructure and talking about eventually layering in their own fintech rails locally.—
Ruben Nyanguila,
semafor.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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His tenure started well but began to go off the rails, and with five games remaining, relegation looked likely.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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Three people were killed and one injured in three vehicle crashes on Arkansas roads on Wednesday and Friday, according to preliminary police reports.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Oct. 2025
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The combination of snow and strong winds is expected to reduce visibility, create slick and icy roads—particularly on bridges and overpasses—and potentially down trees or branches.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Els.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/els. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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