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irons

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verb

present tense third-person singular of iron

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for irons
Verb
  • Then, there’s the one about the two Asian guys who are harnessed to a chariot and made to pull it along, like horses, with bits in their mouths, while this other Asian guy, holding the reins, lashes them with a whip.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Usually, when one partner lashes out, the other responds in kind.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The plan also ties Musk's compensation to the mass production of autonomous robotaxis and humanoid robots, technologies Tesla believes could redefine both transportation and labor.
    Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Pete escapes into the snowy woods, but Lambert tracks him down and ties him up.
    Allison DeGrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But this unit is two plays — or better yet, two injuries — from being a disaster that handcuffs Miami’s offense, like last year’s unit did, after Grier laughed at the media for its concern about fragile state of the 2024 O-line.
    Omar Kelly August 19, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
  • At the crash site, some of the rescuers find Morrow, who holds them at gunpoint and handcuffs them together in the lab.
    Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 12 Aug. 2025
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“Irons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irons. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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