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Recent Examples of hairpin
In this sequel to The Ice Road that trades Canadian ice flats for cliff-edge drop-offs and hairpin passes, Neeson’s grieving character Mike McCann heads to the Himalayas to scatter his brother’s ashes.
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Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
By the first hairpin turn, the grade hit 11 percent.
—Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2025
Pair yours with minimalist slides, sunnies, and a hairpin.
—Christina Holevas, Vogue, 29 July 2025
The building houses electric Go-Kart courses, including a major hairpin.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 July 2025
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Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
By the first hairpin turn, the grade hit 11 percent.
—Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2025
Pair yours with minimalist slides, sunnies, and a hairpin.
—Christina Holevas, Vogue, 29 July 2025
The building houses electric Go-Kart courses, including a major hairpin.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hairpin
Noun
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Renovations on the previous building had been paused by the district in 2019 due to the cost related to its many levels and slopes.—
Imani Cruzen,
Twin Cities,
19 Oct. 2025
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Children ran up and down the grassy slope behind the Capitol as their families protested on James Robertson Parkway.—
Vivian Jones,
Nashville Tennessean,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Arsenal remain elite from corners and free kicks, while showing signs of improvement in open-play creativity.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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In one corner of an upper floor of the Commons on the Universal Lot a coffee counter has been erected that looks like the café where Carey Mulligan’s character works in Emerald Fennel’s Promising Young Woman, and baristas hand out espresso and drip coffees.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Continuous delivery accelerates the feedback loop between users and developers, allowing real-world data from ongoing projects to refine solver precision and stability.—
Ni Tao,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Oct. 2025
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The brand, which recently became first denim brand to achieve the TESTEX Circularity Label, says this circular loop process reduces CO₂ emissions by 47 percent, saves up to 90 percent water compared to industry standards and cuts waste.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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All of the holes had a really nice flow to them, as well as a consistent feel – with the possible exception of No. 18 that’s a short dogleg right in which the second shot is severely uphill.—
Scott Kramer,
Forbes.com,
27 July 2025
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The 396-yard, dogleg right around a marsh was statistically the toughest hole on the course, with a stroke average of 4.43 and only 24 birdies (and 41 double bogeys or worse) in 552 total rounds.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 May 2025
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Nearby, visitors heading northeast on the winding park road will find a turnoff to the campgrounds just south of the park’s eastern gate.—
Don Sproul,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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That Showcase Or Undermine Others: Another turnoff comes from emails used as a stage for self-promotion or to quietly undercut someone else.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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An invitation from Wolfpack quarterbacks coach Kurt Roper to sit in on film sessions and game-planning meetings tugged McCall out of a potentially debilitating spiral.—
Brian Hamilton,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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The concern over their budget and the uncertainty over their health care coverage send her thoughts into yet another worrisome spiral with just two weeks until open enrollment begins.—
Ali Swenson,
Twin Cities,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Simply push the three-prong nail claw into the weed, twist, and pull the stubborn weed out.—
Brandi Fuller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Oct. 2025
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The character has already been shown in trailers alongside glimpses of Dorothy, Toto, the Scarecrow, and the Tin Man — all evoking classic imagery from the 1939 Wizard of Oz without giving too much away about the characters’ surprise-twist identities.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Indeed, global features director and mattress reviewer Sam Cochran reported a similar experience when trying out the brand’s Lux Hybrid Mattress—which combines three layers of foam with a firm core support and contour-adapt coils.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
21 Oct. 2025
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The researchers, at the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), have used magnetic coils to apply a 3D magnetic field to a spherical tokamak to stabilize plasma for the first time.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Hairpin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hairpin. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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