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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.
—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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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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Before the lights dim and the trailers roll, moviegoers will start to see microdrama ads in movie theaters.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
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Guard what matters without shutting your heart or dimming your hope today.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2026
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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.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
18 June 2026
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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.—
Oliver Renick,
CNBC,
15 June 2026
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Get bangs like no other and still avoid bulk with the help of lightening layers.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
16 June 2026
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Woods often uses comedy to lighten the load, and sometimes — especially in scenes with Plaza — pulls off the tricky feat of finding humor in serious or even dire situations.—
Natalia Winkelman,
Variety,
16 June 2026
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Before the parade, a small group of people were crushed against a barrier near Fulton Street, a key subway hub, pinned between a swelling crowd and a group of police officers shoving the barrier.—
Anthony Izaguirre,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
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The attacker wanted for shoving a 63-year-old MTA commuter onto the tracks at a Queens subway stop has been arrested, police said Friday.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2026
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The drums and shaker keep their mechanized pace, but the electronics constantly brighten and fade like flowers blooming in time lapse.—
Dash Lewis,
Pitchfork,
16 June 2026
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Whitewashed walls brighten the living room, which flows into a modern kitchen outfitted with stainless-steel appliances.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
16 June 2026
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For example, adding things like brick powder to spices, or white powders to milk, to bulk them up.—
Lorena Galliot,
Scientific American,
28 May 2026
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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.—
Brendan Marks,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2026
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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.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 May 2026
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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.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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How does Ken think customers found out about the changes that Cracker Barrel was about to ram through?—
Joe Kinsey OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
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The couple said a person in another vehicle intentionally rammed their vehicle multiple times for unknown reasons.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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“Mat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mat. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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