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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kennings
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However, this predictable behavior breaks down during ultra-high-speed deformation that occurs in mere fractions of a microsecond.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Feb. 2026 -
Aerodynamics are extremely important in Skeleton, where the margin of victory can be fractions of a second.—
Outside,
Outside,
9 Feb. 2026
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Their hope lies in ultrathin 2D semiconductors—materials just one or two atoms thick that could enable smaller, faster, and more energy-efficient transistors.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Mar. 2026
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This phenomenon occurs when two tiny atoms slam together to become one bigger atom.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Feb. 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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However, a research team led by Ulrich Schubert at Jena University and Sven Rau at Ulm University decided to use copolymer molecules instead.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Feb. 2026
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In fact, the water molecules in those brain regions were able to move more freely, which seemed to boost their ability to identify familiar and less-familiar birds.—
Molly Burford,
Southern Living,
27 Feb. 2026
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On that phone call with Kaufman, Weir grabbed a guitar and started singing snippets of campfire songs from his past, eagerly wanting to add new verses to some of them.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
17 Feb. 2026
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Schlanger sees the moment as part of the move towards sport highlight culture, where people often watch snippets in place of full competitions.—
Rebecca Tauber,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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One storyline that will be at the forefront of the upcoming season centers on Wednesday's Aunt Ophelia, who's been spoken about in hushed whispers throughout season 2.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Feb. 2026
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Have there been any whispers about Bugs’ involvement?—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Feb. 2026
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At first, the fossil fragments were misidentified and then lost to the shuffle of international museum collections.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Feb. 2026
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Mastrovito's Agnus Dei features the Lamb, made of hollow glass and covered in glass fragments, suspended in the air from the cross' upper arm within a hyperboloid covered in gold leaf.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 Feb. 2026
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Gelman says the record paperwork has been filed with the state, and his fish should top the current record, which weighed 42 pounds 13 ounces and was caught back in 1997.—
Bob McNally,
Outdoor Life,
26 Feb. 2026
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If your primary goal is stacking ounces of gold as efficiently as possible, gold bars usually win on cost per ounce.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Kennings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kennings. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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