Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for horned in
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According to sources, all staff in the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), with the exception of a handful of top officials and support staff, were cut in Friday's RIF.—
Cory Turner,
NPR,
13 Oct. 2025 -
Andrew cuts in here to show me his phone.—
Paul Solotaroff,
Rolling Stone,
12 Oct. 2025
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This includes prevention and preparedness – conducting risk assessments to confirm key areas of crisis risk, designing and conducting practical tabletop scenario exercises to practice response to key risks, and putting in place critical incident response protocols.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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All these women are so incredible and always put in great performances; this isn’t an anomaly.—
Julia Moore,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Romo was starting to describe how Mahomes was complaining about the attempt being unsuccessful when he was interrupted by the Chiefs running the ball and picking up the first down.—
Jayna Bardahl,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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His interception interrupted a 48-yard drive that appeared headed straight for the end zone.—
Justin Barrasso,
Boston Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Miller, a redshirt freshman walk-on, quietly chipped in 29 yards on five carries by halftime.—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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Buckhalter finished with a game-high 66 rushing yards on 21 carries and chipped in with four receptions for 28 yards.—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Horned in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horned%20in. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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