fin

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Recent Examples of fin Both robots have the same vacuum brush roll design, incorporating rubber fins and bristles to effectively agitate dirt on multiple flooring surfaces while keeping themselves clear of hair tangles. PC Magazine, 9 July 2025 With a tank of air, a pair of fins, a mask, and a regulator, a regular Joe could experience the sea in all its glory. Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 1 Aug. 2025 The new species was identified by its DNA, scale pattern, body proportions, teeth, fin shape and other subtle physical features, the study said. Aspen Pflughoeft july 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2025 For the Nu Gundam, this is important, as the fin funnel configuration is equipped on the left side of the mobile suit. Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for fin
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fin
Noun
  • And no one wants to be reduced to a nameless fulfillment partner in someone else’s ecosystem.
    Jason Goldberg, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2025
  • Like so many families, and not just Irish ones, United brought him closer to his relatives.
    Beren Cross, New York Times, 8 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • For generations, Social Security, which celebrated its 90th anniversary on August 14, has formed the bedrock of retirement income for tens of millions of Americans, and also pays out benefits to disabled people and survivors of deceased workers.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Aug. 2025
  • For months, federal investigators have been examining how tens of millions of dollars has been distributed among Hartford nonprofits, some of which play a vital role across the city’s economically distressed north side.
    Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 17 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • All the twos and threes and ones converged among the skeletons, still avoiding eye contact.
    Clare Sestanovich, New Yorker, 13 July 2025
  • But in Chicago and other cities, there are quieter operations underway that raise similar legal questions as federal agents pick up people in ones, twos and threes.
    Vernal Coleman, ProPublica, 25 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • This is not something that people cared about as much in the fifties.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 7 Aug. 2025
  • As many as three-quarters of all teen-agers now wear braces at some point—up from thirty per cent in the eighties and five per cent in the fifties.
    Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
Noun
  • And the company splashed out hundreds of millions of dollars this time last year to grab rights for some NBA games, including some that will air only on Peacock each week.
    David Bloom, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Trump also expects the EU, Japan and South Korea to invest hundreds of billions of dollars in the United States.
    Josh Boak, Twin Cities, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • With its luxury minus the pretense approach to cruising, Oceania offers considerable bang for your buck.
    Fran Golden, AFAR Media, 28 July 2025
  • For those looking to get the most bang for buck from their retirement income, a move overseas could be the answer.
    Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025

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“Fin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fin. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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