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Recent Examples of Synonyms for initials
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Clare McAndrew, who authors the Art Basel and UBS Global Art Market Report, told The Observer that demand for his paintings had surged more than 1,200 percent in the forty-eight hours following his passing.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
22 June 2026 -
Perhaps if the team authors a more precipitous decline and those gaps grow, there will be a more serious conversation about conducting a selloff.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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The current inscribes some victims’ skin with mysterious scarlike patterns called Lichtenberg figures, which resemble the limbs of a barren tree—or the branching structure of lightning itself.—
Jacob Stern,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2026
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Melanie signs Hannah out of school to take her to a matinee of Gracie’s show, and when the two go to Gracie’s dressing room afterward, a spooky scene unfolds that reveals Hannah is one in a line of young women Melanie has psychologically groomed.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
12 June 2026
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Kylian Mbappé signs autographs for fans in Boston.—
Brandon Truitt,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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Hope scrawls a single word on the paper and folds it up.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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Amazon moved fast to board the project and the film will now be a big priority at the studio as Loeb pens the script.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
18 Mar. 2026
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Yousafzai pens a portrait of a young woman discovering her identity amid immense pressure.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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The summary endorses rather than describes.—
Jamie Cole,
Sun Sentinel,
8 June 2026
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Retiring San Francisco former House speaker endorses struggling supervisor Connie Chan for her seat, propelling her to a top-two finish against fellow Democrat Scott Wiener and showing Pelosi still has clout.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
7 June 2026
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“Initials.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/initials. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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