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a number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common
her new boyfriend is of a different kidney than what she usually dates
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Recent Examples of kidney
Luckily, between 10 and 20 weeks, the pregnancy stabilized, but it was then revealed during an anatomy scan that her daughter had a single umbilical artery and fused kidneys, leading to frequent monitoring and long drives to different specialists.
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Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
Eventually, infection can spread throughout the body via the bloodstream, often to the kidneys, liver and heart muscles.
—Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026
The kidneys' ability to remove excess magnesium is reduced when kidney function declines, leading to a build-up of magnesium in the blood.
—Trang Tran, Verywell Health, 30 Jan. 2026
However, the rate of kidney damage and failure is usually slower in people with C3GN than in those with DDD.
—Carrie Madormo, Health, 30 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for kidney
Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
Eventually, infection can spread throughout the body via the bloodstream, often to the kidneys, liver and heart muscles.
—Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026
The kidneys' ability to remove excess magnesium is reduced when kidney function declines, leading to a build-up of magnesium in the blood.
—Trang Tran, Verywell Health, 30 Jan. 2026
However, the rate of kidney damage and failure is usually slower in people with C3GN than in those with DDD.
—Carrie Madormo, Health, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kidney
Noun
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The 20-year-old -- whom friends and family described as a kind and hardworking waitress at a Friendly's restaurant in Chicopee, Massachusetts -- was found brutally murdered in her own home.—
Mason Leath,
ABC News,
30 Jan. 2026
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Other historic bars on the list Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar at Fairmont San Francisco in San Francisco, California, offers a one-of-a-kind tiki bar experience.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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This super cute manicure features red, coral, and pink wavy stripes going down the middle of each nail like a winding road, while little white hearts and dots dance down the line.—
Kara Jillian Brown,
InStyle,
31 Jan. 2026
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The aptly named Polo 79 was the spitting image of its predecessor, with the signature gadroons (stripes) running horizontally across the case, dial, and bracelet.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
31 Jan. 2026
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Does the sheer frequency with which this is happening suggest that ignoring court orders has become an ICE policy of sorts?—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2026
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Huffman and Wambsganss largely treated the first election as a Republican primary of sort, where the two GOP candidates engaged in a heated race.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Feb. 2026
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Our team actually went down a rabbit hole really just studying this category of books because there are a lot of folks that didn’t even really know that this genre existed or existed in such volume and that there was so much fandom around it.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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After more than a decade of success, the 2000s saw a recession that some thought might spell the end of the space sim genre.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Most popular in the Arctic regions of North America and Europe, any mention of sledding and the dogs involved – huskies, malamutes and similar Nordic breeds – always come with the association of snow.—
Jack Bantock,
CNN Money,
3 Feb. 2026
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The conformation part of the show began with best of breed judging from the Javits Center on Monday, and group judging continued on Tuesday, on FS1, where Best in Show is awarded.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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First found in the 1930s, this interpretation was later validated by a wide variety of laboratory experiments.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
30 Jan. 2026
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The menu has shifted to more small plates and skewers, with meats like chicken, shrimp, fish and wagyu beef and a variety of different vegetables.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Kidney.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kidney. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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