Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kennings
Noun
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Pak thinks that certain Everests — such as a major problem in number theory about whether sums like π + e can be written as fractions — will remain unresolved for centuries.—
Konstantin Kakaes,
Quanta Magazine,
13 Apr. 2026 -
Prices have risen by fractions of a penny for most of the week, sometimes even edging lower.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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These work by using electron vibrations around atoms to keep time.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Apr. 2026
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The energy stored in a chemical battery exists as a sort of tension and imbalance in how atoms and electrons are arranged between two materials.—
Chelsea Haney
April 10,
New Atlas,
10 Apr. 2026
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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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All living creatures are composed of many different types of molecules, which are chains of atoms of a wide variety of types, all strung together, that enable us to eat, breathe, metabolize food, grow, and reproduce.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
17 Apr. 2026
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Not only can the viscous substances gunk up the machine, leaving a residue and potentially feeding bacteria, but prolonged exposure to these molecules in the air can have negative effects, according to the American Lung Association.—
Terri Williams,
Architectural Digest,
16 Apr. 2026
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The limited edition is powered by a fresh in-house movement (JCAM62 caliber) with an entirely new melody selector complication at 10 o’clock that allows the wearer to choose between two snippets of Nino Rota’s world-famous score by pressing a pusher at 8 o’clock.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
8 Apr. 2026
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Characters are constantly zipping through the two-story rotating set, from classroom to kitchen to banquet hall, inhabiting their stories in alternating snippets.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2026
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The World Bank’s climate strategy, which sets a climate lending target of 45%, expires in June, but discussions on a new plan are being relegated to whispers in corridors, The Guardian reports.—
Chloé Farand,
semafor.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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Pressed by rival camps, pursued by the political press corps, the claims were largely confined to unvetted corners of the internet until this week, when Swalwell’s campaign — knowing the whispers were getting louder — issued a public statement denying any wrongdoing.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There is also a black ceramic bowl, fragments of obsidian, and several blades with the altar.—
Leigh Anne Miller,
ARTnews.com,
13 Apr. 2026
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Gravel is a mixture of small natural rock fragments that are sourced from quarries or riverbeds.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
12 Apr. 2026
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Spending $24 on a few ounces of specialty butter in a local shop feels 100% worth it.—
Elliott Harrell,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
13 Apr. 2026
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Featuring the show’s slogan over a sunny pop of color, this sturdy ceramic mug holds a generous 15 ounces of coffee, tea, or hot cocoa, and is your Immunity Idol against a dull routine.—
Brittany Anas,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Kennings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kennings. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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