keeling

present participle of keel

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for keeling
Verb
  • The rare, direct foreign intervention, which will take the form of a currency swap, is aimed at boosting a collapsing peso and calming market volatility ahead of Argentina’s midterm elections later this month.
    Ben Smith, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Rising delinquency rates among other concerns, recently led to subprime auto lender Tricolor unexpectedly collapsing.
    Michael Wayland, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The sixth inning also featured a frightening moment when Cleveland’s David Fry, squaring around to bunt, took a 99 mph fastball from Skubal off his face, crumpling to the dirt as Skubal reacted with distress.
    Zack Meisel, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Singh’s truck blocked both lanes of the northbound Turnpike, leading the Chrysler Town & Country minivan the three friends were riding in to slam into the semi’s 18-wheeler trailer, crumpling underneath it.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Lunch is available every day at the vineyard’s restaurant and there’s an expansive lawn that’s great for plopping a blanket down on to enjoy a bottle of wine.
    Elliott Harrell, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Kopankiewicz said the small dog instantly made herself at home, plopping right into his friend's lap.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The second inning began with Brown plunking Ryan O’Hearn.
    Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Nolan Gorman and Mason Wynn led off the ninth with back-to-back singles, then Walker loaded the bases by plunking Jimmy Crooks.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Second, the flowing glacier brings more ice forward to replace what breaks off, slowing the cliff’s inland retreat and making a chain reaction of cliff toppling less likely.
    Evan Howell, Quanta Magazine, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Likewise, in 2022, youth protesters in Sri Lanka also succeeded in toppling the ruling regime.
    Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The hope for gold-producing nations like Ghana is to responsibly leverage this bountiful natural resource without falling prey to environmental degradation and civil strife.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Volatility returns to markets Wall Street’s fear gauge, the VIX, jumped 31% on Friday — its biggest one-day gain since April — before falling 12% on Monday.
    John Towfighi, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The fountain, which resembles a tumbling mess of boxy concrete tubes, some nearly forty feet high, has long been controversial.
    News Desk, Artforum, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The zoo has also shared videos of him tumbling and playing.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Keeling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keeling. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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