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Written by Samy Burch (2023’s May December), the script transplants the action from fin de siècle Vienna to modern-day New York, where Dafoe’s Ed Saxberger has spent 37 years working at the post office, living a quiet and anonymous but not unhappy life.
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Shannon L. Bowen, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
These vintage elements blend seamlessly with the modern aesthetic of Milanese designer Andrea Auletta, who sought to maintain Hotel Gabrielli’s fin de siècle atmosphere, while creating a look that’s firmly rooted in the present day.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2025
Then Paul Hollywood would close in across the lawn, his silver quiff cutting the air like a fin.
—Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
In the clip filmed by tour guide Captain John Shields, a white bottle nose dolphin is seen swimming up to the surface with its fin poking in and out of the water repeatedly as tourists watch on in amazement from their boat.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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Shannon L. Bowen, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
These vintage elements blend seamlessly with the modern aesthetic of Milanese designer Andrea Auletta, who sought to maintain Hotel Gabrielli’s fin de siècle atmosphere, while creating a look that’s firmly rooted in the present day.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2025
Then Paul Hollywood would close in across the lawn, his silver quiff cutting the air like a fin.
—Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
In the clip filmed by tour guide Captain John Shields, a white bottle nose dolphin is seen swimming up to the surface with its fin poking in and out of the water repeatedly as tourists watch on in amazement from their boat.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fin
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Ouligay Period Bag My teen and her friends always make sure to keep their period stashes organized in one cute pouch like this black one.—
Jacquelyn Smith,
Parents,
6 Sep. 2025
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Golden generations are, almost by nature, generally followed by a less impressive one.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus chairman Bryan Strawser told the Washington Examiner that tens of thousands of AR-style rifles and accessories are already lawfully owned in Minnesota, and state-level bans on these items would likely not survive legal challenges.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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With tens of thousands of attendees having now dispersed, vital witnesses or clues could be lost.—
Matthew Robinson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 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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All the twos and threes and ones converged among the skeletons, still avoiding eye contact.—
Clare Sestanovich,
New Yorker,
13 July 2025
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Every year, charities with leadership linked to the CCP pump millions of dollars into American environmentalist charities, some of which work directly with the Chinese government to accomplish its policy goals.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Sep. 2025
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On the low end, that could save around $75 each month over the life of a 30-year, 5% interest, half-million-dollar loan — or a total of around $25,000.—
Robert Faturechi,
ProPublica,
6 Sep. 2025
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Jackson’s contract is roughly market value for backup centers, perhaps even on the lower end for one of the better reserve fives in the league.—
Tony East,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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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
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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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Sacrifice, a Greek-French-American coproduction, often looks like a zillion bucks.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Sep. 2025
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At just 468 bucks over $41 Grand, this is a great buy in the compact pickup truck market.—
Tony Leopardo,
Mercury News,
7 Sep. 2025
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Prior to that, the administration had also struck down the Biden-era AI diffusion rule, a move that could've seen the expansion of export controls on advanced AI chips.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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The team relied on ultra-low-cost ESP32 chips, which retail for $5 to $10, and Raspberry Pi boards costing around $30.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Fin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fin. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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