Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for millstones
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The conservation status of Salvin’s albatross is considered nationally critical, but with such a wide geographic range, many countries contribute to their protection around the world.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
5 Nov. 2025 -
The messaging, while not new, reflects how the Republican Party hopes to use Mamdani as an albatross against Democrats.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Nov. 2025
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Kolfage is alleged to have used the funds to pay for home renovations, make payments on a boat, and purchase a luxury sports utility vehicle, cosmetic surgery and to pay off credit card debt and personal tax liabilities.—
Kevin G. Hall,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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But companies that are still waiting and seeing might want to get a move on because any liabilities that come will come quickly, Conklin said.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
4 Nov. 2025
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The program services 120,000 households, both homeowners and renters, that include many older adults, young children and people with disabilities.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
2 Nov. 2025
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Racial equity was also a component of the district’s 2025 Strategic Plan, which sought to lower suspension rates for Black students with disabilities and eliminate the gap in test scores between Black and Hispanic students in IPS and those students across the state.—
Amelia Pak-Harvey,
IndyStar,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Actual research on the topic is still uneven, however, and a study published last year indicated trans women who take hormone therapy may face significant disadvantages compared to their cis peers in metrics like vertical leap and oxygen consumption.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them.,
27 Oct. 2025
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When asked about potential disadvantages, Roberson said officials hear from educators who can be reluctant to adjust lesson plans.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The cars' real handicaps were a lack of liquid cooling for the battery packs.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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Secondary school students in less affluent states will find themselves with substandard educational offerings that may serve as handicaps when those students compete with those who have benefited from enriched educational opportunities provided in wealthier states.—
Blake D. Morant,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The View From NBCUniversal As for Langley and NBCUniversal, there are far more upsides than drawbacks to doing a deal with Sheridan.—
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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All of those drawbacks, Radical argues, is limiting the quality and scale of data that’s being captured from the sky.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Further impairments followed last season.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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This assistance includes support for children with autism, blindness, deafness, emotional and developmental disabilities and students with orthopedic impairments.—
K. Ward Cummings,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This double-entry bookkeeping revolved around having a set of accounts, drawn up by merchant bankers and their clerks, for households, companies and wealthy individuals, set out in debits and credits.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Nov. 2025
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The debits and credits still aren’t adding up.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Millstones.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/millstones. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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