Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ironed
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The interface incorporates gamification elements such as badges, achievements, and cocktail discovery missions tied to different locations.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Jan. 2026 -
That’s the difference between having a mere below-average QB versus an awful one tied to your receiver.—
Michael Salfino,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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For the last 15 or so years, celebrities have been, in general, more trussed up, as red carpets have become a heightened economic prospective for stars and designers alike.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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Trump has also repeatedly lashed out over the state’s incarceration of Tina Peters, the former county clerk convicted of state felonies related to her attempts to prove discredited election conspiracies shared by the president.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
9 Jan. 2026
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The California economy was lashed all year by tumult in Hollywood, which has been hit by a slowdown in filming as well as media and entertainment industry consolidation.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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In a state bounded on three sides by seawater, where water courses through underground aquifers and some 50 inches of rain falls annually, a series of historic efforts to drain the Everglades have made modern Florida possible.—
Amy Green,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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More than 60% of those arrests — nearly 1,200 — occurred in the Harrison District, roughly bounded by Division Street, Roosevelt Road, Western and Cicero avenues.—
Sam Charles,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Jan. 2026
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That win secured him a spot on Team USA, placing him on the Olympic development pathway through USA Boxing.—
Nina Burns,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Objects that are outdoors should be secured and caution should be taken if driving.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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Greene soon hobbled into the consultant’s office on crutches—a CrossFit injury, apparently.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2026
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Yet Amorim — and United as a whole — muddled through the 2025-26 season with many of the same issues that hobbled the previous campaign.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
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To be clear, there is no sense that Rondón and Ugás are defending the old guard or suggesting that a docile, starving population pinioned under the grip of a dictatorship is big-picture preferable to a rebellious insurgency.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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Well, for one, the go-to induction method is being roused from your bed in the middle of the night, hog-tied, and tossed in a van.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Ironed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ironed. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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