Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kennings
Noun
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Santos-Griswold knows this firsthand, having seen Olympic races decided by fractions of seconds and controversial calls.—
Tim Genske,
Forbes.com,
18 Jan. 2026 -
While switching genes on and off or upping protein production could take minutes or hours, a membrane potential can flip in fractions of a second.—
Elise Cutts,
Quanta Magazine,
12 Jan. 2026
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Auroral arcs form when fast-moving electrons, juiced by Alfvén waves, hit atoms in our atmosphere, releasing light in towering bands.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
8 Feb. 2026
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This chemical reaction occurs on a catalyst surface where hydrogen and carbon atoms link to form hydrocarbon chains of varying lengths.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Archaeobotanists find various parts of plants, including seeds, chaff, fruit pits, nutshells and cobs.—
Alexandria Mitchem Hansen,
The Conversation,
19 Dec. 2025
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And these nutshells that are now all restored have been used for that purpose for more than eight decades.—
Katie Hafner,
Scientific American,
10 Sep. 2025
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Free radicals are molecules that damage cells, which can lead to illness and negatively impact body function.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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Lemons and Salt The citric acid in lemons will break the bond between grease molecules and oven surfaces.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
6 Feb. 2026
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Fans were treated to short voice memos — including snippets of Styles singing teases of new music — and a gradual drip of album details.—
Jeff Benjamin,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Shutter speed for controlling the exposure Cameras are excellent at recording exact snippets in time, but the end result will only be as good as your equipment.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2026
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The role Landfair’s family members, including Sparkle, played in fostering her relationship with Kelly, even as whispers of their relationship became screams, is difficult to reckon with.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
31 Jan. 2026
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Their great taste whispers, never overwhelming those around them, but rather enthralling.—
Reece Andavolgyi,
InStyle,
31 Jan. 2026
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Krasnodar officials said drone fragments fell on two industrial plants in the city of Slavyansk, sparking fires that were extinguished.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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His output can be seen as a kind of wilderness preserve, in which stray fragments of musical history are allowed to roam free, without having to worry about adapting themselves to any modish system or sensibility.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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Police also seized about a half-pound of marijuana and 16 ounces of promethazine.—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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In a gold medal, only six grams out of a total of 506 grams (16 troy ounces) is pure gold.—
Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Kennings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kennings. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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