foy

Definition of foynext
chiefly Scottish

Example Sentences

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Noun
  • But Doncic, who scored 44 points in the win, was quick to credit the team’s bench contributions.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
  • His contribution was significant enough to earn him co-authorship on the study.
    Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 9 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The initiative is supported by Netflix and sees ten emerging filmmakers given a grant and mentorship to make live-action shorts.
    Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2026
  • The records, which include emails between FEMA and Florida counterparts, document ongoing negotiations over what portion of Alligator Alcatraz’s expenditures would be covered under the federal government’s detention center reimbursement grant program.
    Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • These cozy blankets are less than eight dollars, and can instantly liven up your living room, round out a care package, or show thanks for your child’s teacher.
    Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Cole follows up with a joking request to appear on an interlude on the forthcoming project, then asks whether West could send him a care package of clothes — which West agrees to — before exiting the stage.
    Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 28 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Druski is then seen standing before the congregation, sharing news that Collect & Praise Ministries is branching out into Motherland, before encouraging tithes and donations for the cause.
    Christine Imarenezor, VIBE.com, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Church offering plates are meant for tithes and charity, not political contributions.
    Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • To forget or exceed herself takes the form of erotic dissolution and spiritual oblation.
    Saidiya Hartman, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2023
  • His father also contributed to oblation research in 1988.
    Hannah Drown, cleveland, 25 Nov. 2021
Noun
  • The multi-year agreement would provide $4,649,128 in rent subsidy for a 10-year lease agreement from 2027 to 2036.
    JT Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Monthly premiums seem to be ever-increasing, subsidies for marketplace health insurance plans have expired, and the state’s willingness to fund Medicaid and its expansion program for low-income Idahoans has remained an open question in the 2026 legislative session.
    Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • China’s securities regulator gave the green light last week for the offering, which Victory Giant’s board had approved back in July.
    Dave Sebastian, Bloomberg, 9 Mar. 2026
  • The singer’s fourth offering enters the Billboard 200 with 186,000 equivalent album units.
    Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 8 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Residents also grew frustrated, as migrants reluctantly snared in endless court proceedings appeared to be gaming the system and living off the taxpayers’ dole.
    Julia Preston, Foreign Affairs, 25 Oct. 2024
  • By placing them on the foreign-aid dole, U.S. officials know that foreign officials will do their bidding when called upon to do so.
    Jacob Hornberger, Orange County Register, 12 May 2024
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“Foy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foy. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.

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