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Recent Examples of fin
Jules Rimet, who created the World Cup, was the son of grocers and grew up in fin-de-siècle Paris.
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Sam Knight, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
This must-have pet flotation aid is designed to help your pet remain in their natural swimming position; plus the fun decorative shark fin is reflective for spending the day in the water.
—Jessica Moore, USA Today, 24 May 2026
While a white shark’s fin is triangular, a dusky shark’s fin slopes and curves.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 18 May 2026
Players shoot at fish swimming across the screen and hope to hit a fin, which results in winning money.
—Jeff A. Chamer
may 15, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2026
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Sam Knight, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
This must-have pet flotation aid is designed to help your pet remain in their natural swimming position; plus the fun decorative shark fin is reflective for spending the day in the water.
—Jessica Moore, USA Today, 24 May 2026
While a white shark’s fin is triangular, a dusky shark’s fin slopes and curves.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 18 May 2026
Players shoot at fish swimming across the screen and hope to hit a fin, which results in winning money.
—Jeff A. Chamer
may 15, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fin
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But the win was a costly one since Canada, which entered the tournament missing three starters to injury, lost another early in the second half when midfielder Ismael Kone was carted off on a stretcher with an apparent broken leg after Qatar’s Assim Madibo clipped him from behind.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Growing numbers of Labour MPs called for Starmer to quit, but with Burnham unable to run as party leader – and hence prime minister – since rules and convention state that only serving MPs can do so, no one was willing or able to launch an official challenge.—
Clare Sebastian,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
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The bust on the Oceanside Marine Corps base, home to tens of thousands of service members and families, is now in federal hands, with the suspects facing likely charges.—
Jasmine Mendez,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
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Today, his videos regularly attract tens of millions of views, creating a business supported by advertising revenue, sponsorships and other commercial opportunities.—
Ian Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
14 June 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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In congressional races across the country, a new crop of super PACs is taking to the air with millions of dollars worth of advertisements to sway voters.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
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In addition to the president’s resignation, unions are demanding wage increases and an end to fuel and dollar shortages.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
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The five that vaulted were Steele Canyon (tied for fourth), Del Norte (tied for seventh), Torrey Pines (tied for seventh), Westview (ninth) and Helix (10th).—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 June 2026
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Logano is winless so far this season, and while there have been flashes—two top fives, a pole at Phoenix—there’s also been frustration.—
Greg Engle,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2026
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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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Plenty of restaurants in New York are preposterously expensive, and Marcel is, too—a cocktail alone can run more than forty bucks—but the restaurant pulls off the much rarer trick of feeling actually rich.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
14 June 2026
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This is a show for the president’s birthday, which will also allow his pals, like UFC CEO Dana White, to make a quick buck, as is his way.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
14 June 2026
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Not surprisingly, some of the most addictive foods named in the study were grocery store junk foods — ultraprocessed cookies, cakes, doughnuts, muffins, pies, pizza, chips, candy and other snack foods.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
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Using a non-comparative, cradle-to-gate method that excluded downstream applications and packaging, the study tracked materials from extraction or waste collection to the final textile-ready product, whether PET chips, staple fiber or yarns.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
17 June 2026
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“Fin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fin. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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