Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ironed
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As a result, phishing emails tied to this breach may appear legitimate and urgent.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026 -
One minute later, on a cross-ice pass from Kyrou to Pavel Buchnevich, and a seam pass from Buchnevich to Snuggerud, the 21-year-old rookie teed up a one-timer for his third game-winning goal of the season, tied for the team lead.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
New York Times,
30 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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But Johnson, who won a pair of Super Bowl championships with the Cowboys, lashed out at Spygate being the reason for Belichick not being selected.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
28 Jan. 2026
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This is far from the first time the White House has lashed out at the cohosts of The View.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Jan. 2026
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Rather than leave, community leaders rallied to defend the site, leading to the creation of Sakura Square and Tamai Tower on the block bounded by Larimer, 20th, Lawrence and 19th Streets.—
Jessica Alvarado Gamez,
Denver Post,
27 Jan. 2026
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Each time Ivy's owner, Ryan, draws nearer, the dog fakes him out and bounds away, tail wagging.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
27 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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Most damning of all is that her body was found hog-tied in a conspicuously similar fashion as Reynolds’ previous presumptive victim, Bunny Davis.—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Jan. 2026
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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 2 Feb. 2026.
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