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Recent Examples of fin
With a helping hand from fish handedness, researchers are getting a clearer idea of the universality of behavioral asymmetry and how the environment may be shaping the brain so that one hand, or fin, provides an advantage in daily life.
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Eric Horstick, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2026
The gust tore the vertical fin from the tail and hurled it into the left horizontal stabilizer, which broke off in turn.
—Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
The flavors are just as dazzling as the visuals, with everything from classic fish balls and siu mai to snake soup and mock shark's fin, served up by food stalls that make Temple Street a foodie's dream.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Feb. 2026
Already in fin de siècle France, men like the Marquis de Morès had pursued the goal—the inherently fascist goal—of carrying out a revolution that was political, intellectual, and moral, but not social or economic.
—Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
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Eric Horstick, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2026
The gust tore the vertical fin from the tail and hurled it into the left horizontal stabilizer, which broke off in turn.
—Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
The flavors are just as dazzling as the visuals, with everything from classic fish balls and siu mai to snake soup and mock shark's fin, served up by food stalls that make Temple Street a foodie's dream.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Feb. 2026
Already in fin de siècle France, men like the Marquis de Morès had pursued the goal—the inherently fascist goal—of carrying out a revolution that was political, intellectual, and moral, but not social or economic.
—Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fin
Noun
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The better ones could make enough money to get them through the rest of the year or so.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
17 Apr. 2026
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This past week has been a wild one in the weather department.—
Ahmad Bajjey,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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All became makeshift burial sites, even as the death toll climbed into the tens of thousands.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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Pope Leo will spend July 4th in Lampedusa, Italy, a site where tens of thousands of migrants land on their way to Europe every year.—
Norah O'Donnell,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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The union pays out about half a million dollars a week to its membership for essential payments, Beck said.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
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Wall Street analysts have highlighted that dollar dominance is anchored by the greenback’s use as the standard currency in the global oil trade.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In 2024-25, in 538 minutes solo at five-on-five, Nugent-Hopkins delivered 45 percent of the goal share.—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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LaPour was the preseason Big 12 Pitcher of the Year and got his season off to a strong start against Vanderbilt, giving up two runs off fives hits in five innings of work with five strikeouts.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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Following its Investigation Discovery premiere, the four-parter will be available to stream on-demand via HBO Max, which can be bundled with Disney+ and Hulu for the best bang for your buck.—
Erin Lassner,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Apr. 2026
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What are those team managers doing with our bucks, padding their kids’ college funds?—
Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2026
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PepsiCo has been cutting prices on Lay’s, Doritos, Cheetos and Tostitos chips this year to win back customers exasperated by years of price hikes.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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There is a continued shortage of memory chips which has driven prices of that component to unprecedented highs.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Fin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fin. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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