foy

chiefly Scottish

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for foy
Noun
  • Considering how Walker slogged through last season and how he’s bounced between the rotation and bullpen, the outing underscored his contributions over the first two months.
    Matt Gelb, New York Times, 22 May 2025
  • Outside of his contributions to the league, Irsay also made headlines for his personal life.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • Revenue generated will go back into the Makers Mindset platform, funding expanded access and future grant opportunities for underrepresented founders.
    Karin Eldor, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
  • The university has not confirmed what reason was provided for the termination of each individual grant.
    Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 19 May 2025
Noun
  • Scovel asked her friends to be bridesmaids via a girly care package filled with fun goodies.
    Jordan Greene, People.com, 5 May 2025
  • Through care packages and advocacy, this program supports nurses on difficult days, reminding them of their value to their team and patients alike.
    Glenn Llopis, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Those celebrating also pay zakat al-fitr, an alms-tax that goes towards those in need.
    Juliana LaBianca, Good Housekeeping, 26 Jan. 2023
  • In 2007, amid rising fuel prices and yet another economic crisis, Buddhist monks led mass protests in Yangon and other cities, overturning their alms bowls to signal disenchantment with the military junta.
    Hannah Beech, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2022
Noun
  • In other words, the format still isn’t giving women even a tithe.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 9 May 2025
  • Congregants say they were required to pay a minimum of 10 percent of their income in tithes.
    Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 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
  • Commercial outlets survive by earning their keep — not by relying on subsidies that every citizen is compelled to support.
    Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 May 2025
  • The City of Tampa covers the other third of operations and subsidies, meaning the cost to the taxpayer overall is even higher.
    Adam Crafton, New York Times, 13 May 2025
Noun
  • The carrier on Tuesday unveiled a new business class suite called 'Polaris Studio' for the new aircraft, which will have 25% larger seats, caviar service, skincare kits, 27-inch screens and other luxury offerings.
    Shivansh Tiwary, USA Today, 14 May 2025
  • Rather than treating this as an opportunity to innovate or diversify educational offerings that may attract more students, CPS has doubled down on restrictions — hoarding vacant buildings while stifling the very charter schools that could help serve evolving community needs.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
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“Foy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foy. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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