metal

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Recent Examples of metal Remember that a tent offers no protection against lightning. Do not approach water bodies, wet objects, or metal items. Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 7 June 2025 China has come to dominate the mining and production of those metals, and over the last two years has gradually started to restrict international sales. Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 6 June 2025 Cole Haan Evelyn Bow Driver Loafers Make a style statement day or night in these driver loafers with bow details and metal hardware accents. Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 6 June 2025 The exhibition moves through the history of photography, from daguerreotypes and other photographs made on metal to those made on glass and, eventually, paper. Lillian Ali, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for metal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for metal
Noun
  • The justices’ argument, however, largely hinged on questioning the physician plaintiffs’ right to sue the FDA to restore conditions rather than the substance of the case.
    Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
  • When the substance contains more the 0.3% THC in it.
    Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2025
Noun
  • Rather than demanding Arab and Muslim partners choose sides, Trump understands that a prosperous Gulf can engage from strength.
    Jason D. Greenblatt, semafor.com, 4 June 2025
  • Harnessing a diversity of strengths, skills and knowledge lies at the heart of effective change management.
    Kelly Leonard, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Noun
  • The collected material makes a persuasive case for self-forgiveness.
    Dayna Tortorici, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
  • Drawing from this material, Çifci identifies early-life patterns of trauma, loss and parenting styles that may help explain the emergence of narcissistic traits in adulthood.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
Noun
  • And although the oceanic and overland legs of Twain’s journey required more patience and stamina than even a flight out of Newark, the hassle—and, more especially, the expense—worked in his favor.
    Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 5 June 2025
  • Anyone unfamiliar with the basic combat rhythm of blocking, dodging, and expended precious stamina for an attack will die repeatedly even from basic groups of foes.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2025
Noun
  • Thankfully, Keller’s scripts aren’t as twee or didactic about this stuff as Lasso and Shrinking creator Bill Lawrence’s tend to be.
    Judy Berman, Time, 4 June 2025
  • Now, all the stuff is arranged and it’s printed before the first rehearsal.
    Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2025
Noun
  • While the Marines are expected to avoid direct engagement with demonstrators, the symbolism of active-duty troops patrolling the streets of Los Angeles has reignited deep political tensions and legal debates over the limits of federal power.
    Nik Popli, Time, 11 June 2025
  • Money becomes power, and without clinical oversight, that power enables harmful behaviors.
    John Samuels, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Noun
  • She quickly gets embroiled in a nasty war of blackmail and stalking, and with the help of an unscrupulous life coach, matters escalate way too far.
    K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 13 June 2025
  • Businesses are collateral damage as the explosion of immigration enforcement worsens staffing issues for businesses already facing worker shortages, according to Amy Peck, a partner with the Jackson Lewis law firm who represents employers in immigration matters.
    Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • The potential for chaos and confusion in an evacuation became all-too-apparent last December, when a magnitude 7 earthquake struck about 30 miles off the Humboldt County coast.
    Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
  • There is helium potential in young slot receivers Calvin Austin, 26, and Roman Wilson, 23.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2025

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“Metal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/metal. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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