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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
His father died of kidney cancer a few years ago, a type of cancer closely linked to PFAS exposure.
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Patrick Sisson, Scientific American, 9 Mar. 2026
The medical examiner report stated that a single bullet entered Best’s lower back and damaged his liver and a kidney.
—Kellie Love, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 2026
When there is more sodium than the kidneys can handle, the excess stays in the blood vessels.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 9 Mar. 2026
People with kidney disease should also watch out for their potassium content, Weintraub adds, primarily because impaired kidneys may struggle to regulate potassium levels effectively.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 8 Mar. 2026
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Patrick Sisson, Scientific American, 9 Mar. 2026
The medical examiner report stated that a single bullet entered Best’s lower back and damaged his liver and a kidney.
—Kellie Love, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 2026
When there is more sodium than the kidneys can handle, the excess stays in the blood vessels.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 9 Mar. 2026
People with kidney disease should also watch out for their potassium content, Weintraub adds, primarily because impaired kidneys may struggle to regulate potassium levels effectively.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 8 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kidney
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In the absence of hard data, the kind that become available years or decades after a war, the temptation is to reach for analogies or proverbial wisdom, or any of the other heuristic shortcuts that the psychologist Daniel Kahneman thoroughly described in his book Thinking, Fast and Slow.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
6 Mar. 2026
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Electronics And Tech Many people are guilty of holding onto cords and chargers of all kinds without actually knowing which devices they're associated with.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
6 Mar. 2026
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Coach’s West Pack is designed with a mix of signature coated canvas, smooth calf leather, and a suede varsity stripe that adds a sporty and trendy touch to the simple black color scheme.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
8 Mar. 2026
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The vehicles were dark navy blue with a red horizontal stripe that runs along each side.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Mar. 2026
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An increase of some sort wasn’t necessarily surprising.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Mar. 2026
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So far, the Mets have only minimal updates on Lindor, but a hamate surgery is probably considered a minimal surgery of sorts, at least relatively speaking.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
10 Mar. 2026
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This year's Oscar nominees span many genres, including intimate international dramas and supernatural blockbusters.—
Jordan Minor,
PC Magazine,
7 Mar. 2026
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The Western is among the most classic film genres, spinning rousing, mythmaking stories of good and evil.—
Sezin Devi Keohler,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Mar. 2026
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Curiosity breeds knowledge, and knowledge breeds resilience.—
Dr. Deepika Chopra,
Flow Space,
10 Mar. 2026
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Other talkative breeds include the oriental shorthair, the Balinese, the Japanese bobtail, the Tonkinese, the Burmese, the sphynx, and the Bengal.—
Joan Morris,
Mercury News,
9 Mar. 2026
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Purple is the classic color of the intensely fragrant flowers of this species, but varieties that bloom in blue, lavender, and pink are also available.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
6 Mar. 2026
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Although the restaurant has served a wide variety of dishes over the years, none have captured locals' hearts and stomachs like Workingman's Friend's enormous, nap-inducing double cheeseburgers.—
Bradley Hohulin,
IndyStar,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Kidney.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kidney. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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