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Recent Examples of fin
River life is inaccessible, a closed world, the flicker of silver fin, a plopping frog.
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Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
Students of cinema — or of fin-de-millénaire Americana, for that matter — will eat it up and wish heartily for seconds.
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2025
India was waiting for a game show that matched its hustling fin-de-siècle ethos, marking an irreversible break from the socialist values that had defined its first few decades as an independent nation.
—Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
The new species was identified by its DNA, body proportions, coloring, fin shape, internal anatomy and other subtle physical features, the study said.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
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Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
Students of cinema — or of fin-de-millénaire Americana, for that matter — will eat it up and wish heartily for seconds.
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2025
India was waiting for a game show that matched its hustling fin-de-siècle ethos, marking an irreversible break from the socialist values that had defined its first few decades as an independent nation.
—Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
The new species was identified by its DNA, body proportions, coloring, fin shape, internal anatomy and other subtle physical features, the study said.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fin
Noun
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It’s offered in several soft tones, like mauve and camel, as well as plenty of neutrals, leading one five-star reviewer to purchase three different ones.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
16 Jan. 2026
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No one gets forgotten or left behind.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The school’s founders are accused of siphoning tens of millions of dollars into a private company between 2017 and 2021.—
Jennifer Palmer,
Oklahoma Watch,
9 Jan. 2026
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The strikes have left tens of thousands of people across the country without power or heating amid freezing winter temperatures.—
Kosta Gak,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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He is joined by six of his players — many more will join by half-time, arriving in ones and twos, shuffling over the teal concrete — and by assorted members of the Xavier clan, all wearing colourful training kit.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
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Like the ones will go against the ones, ones will go against the twos, so everybody basically gets to see everybody on the roster at some point on the field.—
Matt Le Cren,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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The drugs could be worth tens of thousands of dollars on the street.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
12 Jan. 2026
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Schroder was banking on bigger offers on the free agent market, but the decision ultimately cost him millions of dollars.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
11 Jan. 2026
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The five who have done it are Jamal Crawford, LeBron James, Wilt Chamberlain, Bernard King and Moses Malone.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
26 Nov. 2025
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Kit Kats and Snickers round out the top five, taking fourth and fifth place respectively.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Sep. 2025
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For the record, the Aztec Room & Patio can accommodate some 200 visitors, and yes, that 19-foot ceiling is genuine 18-karat--nary a pre-Depression sawbuck was spared when constructing this masterpiece.—
David Weiss,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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In most cases, $10 above the single-Mac price gets you three licenses; another sawbuck raises that to five.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
15 Apr. 2025
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Tickets often cost less than a hundred bucks.—
Skye Sherman,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Jan. 2026
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All in all, sitting at $20, this hydrating Lip Treatment gives you bang for your buck.—
Akili King,
Essence,
13 Jan. 2026
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The president in August threatened 100% levies on chips and semiconductors but said companies that have committed to building domestically would avoid such a charge.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
15 Jan. 2026
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For full-year 2025, those chips made up 74% of revenue, up from 69% in 2024.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Fin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fin. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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