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Recent Examples of liner
Hughes started the tournament as a fourth-liner for Team USA, having scored just one goal in his last 18 NHL games with the Devils after returning from a hand injury suffered at a Chicago steakhouse.
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Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2026
Lips are last—Westman does not leave the house without liner.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2026
Meyer is considered a hard-liner who actually urged the players to vote down the deal that was eventually agreed upon in 2023.
—Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2026
Add some textured shelf liner to wooden or wire shelves to help hold linens in place.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 20 Feb. 2026
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Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2026
Lips are last—Westman does not leave the house without liner.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2026
Meyer is considered a hard-liner who actually urged the players to vote down the deal that was eventually agreed upon in 2023.
—Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2026
Add some textured shelf liner to wooden or wire shelves to help hold linens in place.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 20 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for liner
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Set the scene Nearly all guests arrive the most comfortable way, connecting through San Juan on a Tradewind Aviation prop plane to Tortola's Beef Island, a 90-minute ride low enough to count the sailboats moored off Virgin Gorda.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
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Several weeks later, the couple were put on a plane back to their native country.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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The ship ran aground in the middle of the Yangzi River.—
Popular Science Team,
Popular Science,
27 Feb. 2026
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Cuban coast guard ships docked at the port of Havana on February 25, 2026.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
26 Feb. 2026
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With this step, the EPA has abandoned its responsibility to protect us from the effects of harmful heat-trapping emissions from sources like cars, trucks, airplanes and power plants.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Feb. 2026
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That performance means massive benefits for wind turbines, airplanes, and certainly spaceships, space stations, and interplanetary probes far from any possible repair shop.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 Feb. 2026
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Private class is designed to sit somewhere between traditional first class and private aviation, combining the exclusive feel of a private jet with the safety and scale of a commercial airliner.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
26 Feb. 2026
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The collision of an airliner and an Army helicopter killed 67 people in January 2025.—
Josh Funk,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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In October, a Russian Su-30 fighter accompanied by an Il-78 refueling tanker violated Lithuanian airspace – an unmistakable signal of endurance and deliberate mission planning.—
Frederic Lemieux,
Fortune,
19 Feb. 2026
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According to Davie fire officials, the crash involved two vehicles, including a fuel tanker, in the westbound lanes of I-595 east of Davie Road.—
Steven Yablonski,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Washington — The US military used an anti-drone laser system to shoot down a unmanned aircraft operated by US Customs and Border Protection in Texas, according to congressional representatives.—
Pete Muntean,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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Washington is ramping up pressure on Tehran, amassing aircraft and warships in the Middle East, and sanctioning more than 30 entities that support Iranian oil and weapons sales.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
26 Feb. 2026
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Once selected, the app books the entire multimodal trip, including an Uber Black car to the vertiport, the Joby air taxi flight, and another Uber pickup at the destination.—
Kelly McCarthy,
ABC News,
26 Feb. 2026
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These rules are meant to prepare cities for flying cars, cargo aircraft and air taxi services.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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And the Hindenburg, the largest airship in the world at the time, was the industry’s crowning achievement — as well as a propaganda vehicle for Nazi Germany.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
18 Feb. 2026
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The airship is an example of a technology called high-altitude wind energy (HAWE), which is effectively a floating wind turbine or generator.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Jan. 2026
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“Liner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liner. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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