embank

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Verb
  • Media conglomerates Disney and Paramount have also made strategic financial decisions to win more favorable treatment from Trump and his administration.
    Allan Smith, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2025
  • The vision of the commission is clear in a diagram for the War Department that sought to streamline the bureaucracy, conglomerating the existing 18 divisions into eight.
    Laura Ellyn Smith, The Conversation, 9 May 2025
Verb
  • These unexplored altitudes are also where satellites burn up during their reentries and where the air pollution produced during their incineration accumulates.
    Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 16 Aug. 2025
  • Better cognitive function: Research has shown that sleeping on your side helps the body clear brain waste that accumulates in the central nervous system.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Both fabrics collect dead skin, sweat, body oils, and bacteria quickly.
    Megan Schaltegger, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Every search query, every ad impression, every data point collected starts with that familiar Chrome interface.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The research division of The Economist Group scored 173 cities based on 30 key indicators that were grouped into five categories: stability, health care, education, infrastructure, and culture and environment.
    Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Regaining Unconsciousness, her first collection in a dozen years, feels like an archival boxset, with over a hundred poems grouped into eleven sections with the impressionistic, welcoming vibe of playlists.
    Christopher Spaide August 1, Literary Hub, 1 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Casting for 52nd State was led by Alan Luna and Natalie Ballesteros of ABL Casting, whose focus on inclusive and international casting helped assemble the ensemble.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2025
  • The photovoltaic modules can be assembled using a standard high-speed pick-and-place machine.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • As Mousavi noted, some previous studies have lumped all types of potatoes together for their effects on type 2 diabetes.
    Sarah Garone, Health, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Or will he get lumped in with Arthur Burns, abettor of the ‘70’s inflation debacle, and be denied Hall of Fame entry.
    Bob Haber, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Sports Edition Coach — a spot to gather clues and discuss (and share) scores.
    Mark Cooper, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Andy Buchanan | Afp | Getty Images As the U.S. vice president’s journey continued into Scotland, police were once more present — this time watching out for people who had gathered to witness Vance touch down.
    Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Over 400 Amazon shoppers bought this crossbody purse in the past month alone, and it’s amassed thousands of five-star ratings.
    Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • The 35-year-old spent 17 years with the German side, amassing 250 goals and 238 assists, and helping the club secure a record 33 titles.
    Wayne Sterling, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
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“Embank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embank. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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