Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kennings
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Revisions are usually tiny—fractions of a percent.—
Brandon Kochkodin,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025 -
The tradeable PGIs would give market participants legally enforceable ownership of vaulted gold and allow traders to buy fractions of 400-ounce bars for the first time, according to Mike Oswin, global head of market structure and innovation at the WGC.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
7 Sep. 2025
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Instead, Hoyle claimed that the vast majority of atoms came from stars that died, and not from this early, hot, dense state.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
11 Sep. 2025
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The technique uses sequences of laser pulses, effectively software instructions, to manipulate atoms in ways that cancel out environmental interference.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 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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In short, this is a smart gel where tiny sliding molecules act like both shock absorbers and stress indicators.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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As radiation interacted with the samples, the spectra shifted, signaling the formation of new molecules.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Alphonse Pierre’s Off the Dome column covers songs, mixtapes, albums, scenes, snippets, movies, Meek Mill tweets, fashion trends—and anything else that catches his attention.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
11 Sep. 2025
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At vigils since the shooting, snippets of Pepe’s life story have emerged from conversations with some of his family members.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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The results cast doubt on whether the plumes truly carry whispers of alien life, or merely echoes of lifeless chemistry on the frozen shell.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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And now, after years of whispers, Fred Armisen himself has confirmed that a Wednesday spinoff based on his Uncle Fester is officially in the works.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Sep. 2025
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Archaeologists have found bone fragments, arrowheads, and even the calcified remains of a young girl in a section called Skeleton’s Gorge—evidence that Native Americans may have used the caverns as far back as 500 years ago.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
16 Sep. 2025
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The few companies that received medicinal licenses were left with fragments of the legal whiskey that remained, and the individuals allowed to distribute had plenty of new protocols to follow.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
16 Sep. 2025
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Eldin also sold drugs to an undercover DEA agent five times in 2023 and 2024, including one $1,200 deal for five ounces, authorities said in court filings.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
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Arrange 2 ounces chips on each of 6 plates.—
Ann Taylor Pittman,
Southern Living,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Kennings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kennings. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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