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as in to dim
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as in to squash
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Recent Examples of mat
His white shirt is blood stained and blood can be seen running down his face and matted in his hair a crowd assist him to the medical staff.
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Hannah Parry
barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
Risk of building up and matting hair: There is also evidence that castor oil may cause build-up and hair matting (also known as hair felting) in some people, but this is extremely rare.
—Brittany Lubeck, Verywell Health, 4 June 2025
The Coligny Beach Park also has lots of amenities too: gazebos with swings, a fountain with synchronized jets, seating areas (including rocking chairs), beach matting for wheelchair access, outdoor showers, and a free parking area.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 16 May 2025
Dogs with continuously growing hair, like poodles or shih tzus, require professional grooming every four to six weeks, while dogs prone to matting, like doodles, need daily brushing.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
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Hannah Parry
barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
Risk of building up and matting hair: There is also evidence that castor oil may cause build-up and hair matting (also known as hair felting) in some people, but this is extremely rare.
—Brittany Lubeck, Verywell Health, 4 June 2025
The Coligny Beach Park also has lots of amenities too: gazebos with swings, a fountain with synchronized jets, seating areas (including rocking chairs), beach matting for wheelchair access, outdoor showers, and a free parking area.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 16 May 2025
Dogs with continuously growing hair, like poodles or shih tzus, require professional grooming every four to six weeks, while dogs prone to matting, like doodles, need daily brushing.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mat
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As for me, whatever posturing impulse had compelled my attendance at the 10-year had dimmed considerably.—
Jordan Michelman,
The Atlantic,
4 Sep. 2025
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She’s also shared that seeing Kelce move on publicly hasn’t dimmed her own light.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Plant around tomatoes and squash to keep squirrels at bay.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
4 Sep. 2025
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But don’t just stand there and dither until the world gets around to squashing you like a bug.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025
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Feed The Soul Turning on the oven is the best way to welcome a new neighbor or lighten the load when someone is going through a tough time.—
Libby Monteith Minor,
Southern Living,
7 Sep. 2025
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Decades later, when pollution let up, their wings lightened again.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
7 Sep. 2025
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Their range shrank northward as many were shot and shoved out of their native habitats — areas near lakes, rivers and coasts — by humans and industry.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
3 Sep. 2025
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Matt Chapman shoved Freeland from the side, while Willy Adames came close to throwing a punch.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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There’s much, much more to the culture, of course, and there are positive and negative associations with ultras around Germany and beyond, but this was another occasion brightened by their work.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
2 Sep. 2025
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Each of them offers money and position but nothing much in the way of pleasure, excitement, intellectual stimulation, or the prospect of anything other than a life of loveless, socially irreproachable tedium possibly brightened by the occasional extramarital affair.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025
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Hard-line Republicans initially bulking at the price tag.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 July 2025
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Many stevia products sold in stores contain additional ingredients, including bulking agents and other sweeteners.—
Melissa Nieves,
Verywell Health,
2 June 2025
Verb
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Opening day at County Stadium was snowed out, after Milwaukee was hit with more than 13 inches of snow.—
Chris Foran,
jsonline.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Immaculate snows that fall over a table go on falling anecdotally forever.—
Hua Xi,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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Beijing's forces have responded to Philippine challenges with blockades, ramming maneuvers, and water cannon, raising fears that a miscalculation could draw the United States into a conflict with its military rival.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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In 2020, three 16-year-olds were killed when a man rammed his car into their vehicle in retaliation for pulling a ding-dong-ditch prank on him.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Mat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mat. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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