Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for horning in
Verb
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Frightened by the thought of breaking in your jeans?—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
21 Oct. 2025 -
Settling Manning down — as well as a host of inexperienced starters on offense that includes breaking in four guys on the O-line — would go a long way toward Texas looking like the team that came into this season with such lofty expectations.—
Bruce Feldman,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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The three of them struck a deal, with Roschman and Ozer opening a joint account, each putting in $62,500 to get the project rolling, as outlined in federal court documents.—
Steve Belanger,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
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Zero patience for negativity and the block button is putting in serious work today.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
23 Oct. 2025
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Aliyah Boston added 15 points, with Natasha Howard chipping in 12 of her own.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Horning in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horning%20in. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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