Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for haltering
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In the footage, a uniformed officer is seen forcibly grabbing the female passenger’s arm and yanking her towards the aisle.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025 -
Go out there and jump and grabbing balls out of the air.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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Finney triumphed at the end of that film, dispatching child-snatching serial killer the Grabber (Ethan Hawke) with help from the ghosts of his previous victims and one of Gwen’s psychic visions.—
Katie Rife,
IndieWire,
21 Sep. 2025
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The special will feature a mix of original and classic holiday songs as Rubble and his PAW Patrol pals try to stop Mayor Humdinger from snatching Santa’s presents.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
19 Sep. 2025
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Today, the directors are capturing some of the short’s biggest scares.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
26 Sep. 2025
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In 2025, Thomas Detry made history in the desert, capturing his first career PGA TOUR win and becoming the first Belgian champion on the PGA TOUR.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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The purpose of natural rat repellents is to discourage them from returning, rather than trapping or killing them.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Sep. 2025
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They filter lymph fluid, which drains from tissues, trapping and destroying germs, cancer cells, and other harmful material.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
20 Sep. 2025
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That means the deadline for snagging a tax credit of up to $7,500 on a qualifying new EV, and up to $4,000 on a used EV, is closing in.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
Freep.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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So, preemptively snagging a set of luggage straps will work double duty to keep your bag shut tightly while setting it apart from the droves of lookalike checked suitcases.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Sep. 2025
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Activist investor Sardar Biglari started his eighth proxy fight against Cracker Barrel, seizing on the chain’s earnings miss, stock slide, and botched $700 million rebrand to argue that CEO Julie Masino and the board have destroyed shareholder value.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
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But many of the best-in-class companies are seizing on the chance to innovate and evolve.—
Shefali Kapadia,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Gods have been especially helpful in this task of corralling the manual labor of the people and legitimizing it symbolically.—
Vanessa Taylor,
Big Think,
25 Sep. 2025
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Their ability to swing elections brings some efficiency to proxy battles, corralling the efforts of corporate management and the hedge funds trying to pressure them, and winning over the Big Three is usually enough for either side to secure victory.—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Barely a week after his death, however, those same supporters were grappling with conflicting narratives about his changing stance on Israel—and trading accusations that mirror a wider debate on whether dissenting views are being silenced.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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The varying perspectives reflect a nation grappling with free expression when political violence enters the fold.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Haltering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haltering. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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