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as in dime
a very small sum of money
their credit card debt isn't hay—it'll take years to pay it off
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as in bed
slang
a place set aside for sleeping
dragging myself out of the hay on such a cold, dreary morning seemed like an act of sheer masochism
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Recent Examples of hay
Matt Alderton, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
The studio also had successes with local productions, such as Germany’s The Three Investigators – Carpathian Dog, Spain’s Padre no hay mas que uno 5 and Japan’s 366 Days.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 17 Mar. 2026
Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 16 Oct. 2025
Three Kings Day, normally celebrated Jan. 6, is loaded with customs such as leaving grass or hay out for the three wise men in exchange for a gift.
—Rick Barrett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2022
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Noun
Along with corn and soybeans, for example, the Kalbachs produced hay, and tended to hogs and cattle.
—Matt Alderton, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
The studio also had successes with local productions, such as Germany’s The Three Investigators – Carpathian Dog, Spain’s Padre no hay mas que uno 5 and Japan’s 366 Days.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 17 Mar. 2026
Verb
As part of that contract, and to maintain high-quality habitat, participating landowners can’t graze or hay the acreage during those five years.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 16 Oct. 2025
Three Kings Day, normally celebrated Jan. 6, is loaded with customs such as leaving grass or hay out for the three wise men in exchange for a gift.
—Rick Barrett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2022
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That’s where ideas like open enrollment, education funding that follows the student, or state and federal tax-credit scholarships that don’t cost taxpayers a dime come into the conversation — not as political talking points, but as practical tools for families who need options.—
Angelette C. Aviles,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Apr. 2026
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Those who join the study will have the painless, dime-sized Velcro-like circles placed on seven different spots on the body; one set for 20 minutes, others on for 24 hours, so two groups of seven in all, Robison said.—
Helen I. Bennett,
Hartford Courant,
7 Apr. 2026
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Ayotte, a Republican, had sparred with federal officials after ICE disclosed plans to spend $158 million to convert a warehouse in the town into a 500-bed processing center.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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The landlord got rid of his king-sized bed, his Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Fendi and Dolce and Gabbana items.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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Maintain a healthy lawn and mow higher to help shade out crabgrass.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Apr. 2026
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While not having a lawn to mow sparked the couple’s decision to change things up, what to have in its place took some thought.—
Caron Golden,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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Deputies found the inmate unresponsive on his bunk and began CPR as jail medical staff responded.—
Daniel Hunt,
Sacbee.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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Staff found the 57-year-old unresponsive in his bunk and began CPR.—
Cecilio Padilla,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Come springtime in the Hamptons, the sight of large flocks of Canada geese, flying in V’s overhead or foraging in fields, brings mixed feelings.—
Emma Allen,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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By foraging, burrowing into crevices and tapping into air pockets and moist pools in the soil, hyphae can access nutrients that the shrub cannot.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
6 Apr. 2026
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This step absorbs odors trapped deep in the fibers and leaves your couch smelling noticeably fresh.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Kansas City Star,
6 Apr. 2026
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Cooling in two dimensions In a new set of experiments conducted by researchers at the University of Vienna, TU Wien, and Ulm University, the team trapped a nano-dumbbell rotor using a laser’s electric field.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Apr. 2026
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Medical experts say if a rattlesnake bites, keep the area still, at or below heart level, do not apply ice, do not cut the wound, and do not suck out the venom – and seek help immediately.—
Jasmine Viel,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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The Aztecs were within nine points late in the first half against Michigan and had a 3 rattle out that would have cut it to six before getting their doors blown off 94-54, their most lopsided defeat of the 21st century.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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New York For All would ensure that state and local resources are not used to carry out federal immigration enforcement, close loopholes that allow ICE to glean information from state databases and establish lasting protections for immigrant communities.—
Peter Cook,
New York Daily News,
3 Apr. 2026
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What business owners can glean from this is a testament to creativity, honesty and integrity in the pursuit of a project.—
Paul Fitzgerald,
Rolling Stone,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Hay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hay. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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