fin

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Recent Examples of fin These could be robot arms on assembly lines, the fins of a ballistic missile or stealth bomber, or any of the multiple motors of an electric vehicle. Charlie Campbell, Time, 17 June 2025 Picture walking from your room to the beach, grabbing your mask and fins, and floating over a reef in no time. Sandals Resorts, AFAR Media, 4 June 2025 But the parasites can infect the muscles and connective tissue of the fish, Hechinger said, which is how a person eating it can get sick despite cutting off the head and fins. Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025 The new species was identified by its DNA, fin shape, head and snout shape, color pattern, lips, head spines and other subtle physical features, the study said. Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 11 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for fin
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Noun
  • Previously, the organization has said no one has been shot at its sites, which are guarded by private contractors but can only be accessed by passing Israeli military positions hundreds of meters away.
    CBS News, CBS News, 5 July 2025
  • The Rotary is now looking at other fundraising options — possibly shorter ones requiring a few hours of commitment — and hopes the art festival could return in the future.
    Zoey Thomas, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2025
Noun
  • Of course, Microsoft and Google are also spending tens of billions of dollars in cap ex to build out their AI infrastructure.
    Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 30 June 2025
  • An assessment of tens of thousands of adults in nearly thirty countries showed an over-all decade-long drop in test scores for math and for reading comprehension.
    Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • There were only 5,000 copies up for grabs with each one wrapped in its own exclusive jacket, no two covers alike.
    Ime Ekpo, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
  • And then the, the like twos, like the little numbers above, like the, exponential thing is like survivalism and ability to be vulnerable.
    Outside Online, Outside Online, 7 May 2025
Noun
  • On Instagram, Schmitt shares clips from her longer videos and some original content as well — including OOTD posts and sneak-peeks into her own fabulous fifties.
    Carmen Rios, Flow Space, 7 July 2025
  • His overseas average in New Zealand, South Africa, Australia and England comes to just under 26 with two fifties in 11 Tests.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Noun
  • The Greater Yellowstone Coalition has spent millions of dollars over the past few decades helping bears and humans more successfully coexist.
    Christine Peterson, Wired News, 5 July 2025
  • Following reforms made by former President Joe Biden, more than a million people had tens of billions of dollars in loans forgiven.
    Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 5 July 2025
Noun
  • The Sabres had a 16-10 advantage in scoring chances with him on the ice at five-on-five.
    Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
  • The team has managed to do that at five-on-five, which has helped compensate for a somewhat underwhelming power play.
    Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • But try that nowadays and the guy will laugh derisively, then pick up your sawbuck between his thumb and index finger, like a piece of filth, and hand it back to you.
    Jack Handey, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
Noun
  • Fireworks buffs may get less bang for their buck this Fourth of July due to the United States' ongoing tariff war with China.
    Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 3 July 2025
  • Fly to these major US cities from Cincinnati for under $100 in July Get the most bang for your buck with these round-trip, nonstop flights departing from Cincinnati in July 2025: Atlanta, Georgia: $78 (Frontier), Departs: July 25.
    Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025

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“Fin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fin. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.

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