fins

plural of fin, slang

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of fins The sharks are another story — their flesh is not well regarded and is often given away, while its fins are considered poor quality for the global shark fin trade. Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fins
Noun
  • That accolade fell to Arsenal, who dropped over £250m on new players then struggled to shift unwanted ones.
    James McNicholas, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • While this exact model is meant for the European market, Roborock has promised that similar ones will be making their way to the US soon.
    Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The partnership has delivered tens of millions in sales while giving PacSun visibility into which products and creators deliver results.
    Jamie Gutfreund, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • At the same time, lawmakers had capped the agency’s administrative funding just as tens of millions of Baby Boomers were aging into retirement, exploding Social Security’s rolls.
    Eli Hager, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • That backup has since grown into a hundreds-strong campaign to refute the DHS allegations, which supporters call a resurgence of anti-Muslim fearmongering that has persisted across party lines since the 9/11 attacks 24 years ago this month.
    Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The signatories — which included the likes of EV manufacturers Volvo and Polestar, as well as material suppliers, battery manufacturers and grid operators — said the introduction of the target had already triggered hundreds of billions of euros in new investment.
    Sam Meredith, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But Amon has looked to diversify the company into new areas, including PC chips, data center semiconductors and automotive.
    Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
  • These likewise have options for increasing the RAM and storage or accessing more powerful Intel Core Ultra V-series chips.
    Jorge Jimenez, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Despite massive searches, reported sightings of Tom and the children, and even a reward of $80,000 New Zealand dollars ($52,000) for information about their whereabouts, the group was missing for nearly four years.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The cyanobacteria quickly grew back, thwarting efforts that cost tens of thousands of dollars.
    Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Fins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fins. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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