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as in to dim
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as in to squash
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Recent Examples of mat
Some of the upcoming workshops and meetings include photography hiking, matting and mounting photographs and tips on how to enter photography contests.
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Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
Since the bulk of the style is human hair, weekly hydrating and moisturizing are important to ensure that the hair doesn’t become dry and tangled, which can lead to matting and shedding.
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Annie Blay-Tettey,
Allure,
12 Feb. 2026
Rake The Leaves A thick layer of leaves will mat down and block sunlight from reaching your lawn.
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Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
21 Jan. 2026
The Basset Fauve de Bretagne, also known as the Fawn Colored Brittany Basset, is a hound with coarse, wiry fur that conveniently repels dirt and does not mat, according to the AKC.
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Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
30 Dec. 2025
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Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
Since the bulk of the style is human hair, weekly hydrating and moisturizing are important to ensure that the hair doesn’t become dry and tangled, which can lead to matting and shedding.
—
Annie Blay-Tettey,
Allure,
12 Feb. 2026
Rake The Leaves A thick layer of leaves will mat down and block sunlight from reaching your lawn.
—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
21 Jan. 2026
The Basset Fauve de Bretagne, also known as the Fawn Colored Brittany Basset, is a hound with coarse, wiry fur that conveniently repels dirt and does not mat, according to the AKC.
—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
30 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mat
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Theaters in London’s West End will dim their lights Wednesday evening in tribute to her.
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White light ranges from a warm 2700K through to a cool 6500K with dimming from 1% to 100%, while RGBIC technology allows multiple colours to appear across the light simultaneously for more dynamic scenes during gaming, movie nights or parties.
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Mathew Street was indeed close at hand but over the frontier of Liverpool’s dockland, a narrow cobbled lane between towering Victorian warehouses, blocked by heavy trucks and strewn with empty crates, cabbage stalks, and squashed oranges to the peril of Brian’s beautifully polished brogues.
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Angela Weiss | Afp | Getty Images There's nothing quite like traders gobbling up $2 trillion of new equity to squash the fear out of the market.
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Simultaneously lighten your load and elevate your look with this sleek crossbody bag from Peacocktion.
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Dark green foliage lightens toward the branch tips.
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Just strings of numbers, mostly, that would otherwise be shoved out of short-term memory by more numbers.
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Thomas shoved Clark to the floor, and proceeded to put her fist into Clark's throat before stepping on her.
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In a process known as photobleaching, the UV light breaks down the chemical bonds in pigments, which can brighten your whites.
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The light that shone from Red Beard’s joints brightened.
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For example, adding things like brick powder to spices, or white powders to milk, to bulk them up.
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His steals total was a bit misleading, and Kansas coach Bill Self will need to bulk him up and teach him more consistent defensive habits.
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There are songs for each segment, which include Goofy cleaning up, a dark turn with Daisy in a power outage and snowed-in Pluto.
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The food is rustic and cosmopolitan at once — bright, monumental salads, whole carrots and leeks baptized by fire, skeins of pasta, and Parmigiano snowing down — but the secret is the seeming effortlessness.
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Other threats against such large events include a potential vehicle-ramming attack or a mass shooting.
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Footage from outdoor security cameras on the woman's home shows that the car was moving at a high speed before ramming into the home.
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“Mat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mat. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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