ironing

present participle of iron

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Recent Examples of ironing Using ironing cloths and a few leaves leftover from raking your yard, iron the leaves onto 8-by-8-inch squares of wax paper. Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ironing
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    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Coastal areas of suburban Long Island could see flooding, with up to 3 inches (about 8 centimeters) of rain and lashing winds expected, the weather service said.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
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  • But Jays starter Kevin Gausman was able regain control after a rocky first inning, with Toronto eventually tying the game at 1-1 following an Alejandro Kirk sacrifice fly in the third inning.
    Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The first big blow against Snell, Varsho’s game-tying two-run homer, came with none out in the fourth.
    Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
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  • In Pahani’s 2006 award-winning comedy Offside, about the cruel cultural chains binding Iranian women, a group of young women attempt to gain entry to a stadium to watch a World Cup qualifying match between Iran and Japan.
    Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Theoretical modeling showed stronger Gibbs free energy gains for Zn²⁺/H⁺ binding in HAT-TP compared with HAT-CN, explaining its high discharge potential.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025
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  • The 49ers are 4-2 but can’t run the ball effectively and quarterbacks Brock Purdy (turf toe) and Mac Jones (knee, oblique) are hobbling.
    Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The last thing the Heat wants to see this preseason then happened early in the second half, as Adebayo came up hobbling after an awkward landing on a shot attempt.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
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  • Newsweek’s latest tracking poll shows Mamdani widening his advantage in the New York mayoral race, securing 45 percent support.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Nvidia pioneered the transformation of GPUs, originally designed for gaming, into the workhorses of modern AI systems, securing a dominant position in the field.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
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  • The Faye, named after actress Faye Dunaway, is cut with an open toe, ultra-thin straps and a small buckle-fastening ankle strap.
    Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
  • In total, roughly 700 lashers responsible for securing and fastening cargo on ships walked off the job.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 15 Oct. 2025

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“Ironing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ironing. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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