Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nail (down)
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The latter proved particularly tricky because the office had to remove and read the messages without arousing suspicion.—
Peter Zablocki,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Feb. 2025 -
Chinese companies have proved to be skillful inventors, capable of competing with the world’s best, including Apple and Tesla.—
Michael Schuman,
The Atlantic,
4 Feb. 2025
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The following histogram shows Ovechkin’s likely goals finish by the season’s end based on 1,000 simulations of the rest of the season.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
The Athletic,
2 Feb. 2025
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The teens were in a group leaving the school’s Loop campus, on the first block of North Wabash Avenue, when two cars pulled up and their occupants began firing. Cook County court records show authorities issued an arrest warrant for Coleman, a Pullman resident, on Dec. 9.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Feb. 2025
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Notably, the network established hospitals in regions lacking adequate health care, such as Bangladesh, Tajikistan and Afghanistan.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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The new Instagram account was also established before Meghan's new Netflix series With Love, Meghan premieres.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
5 Feb. 2025
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The Chamber will consult with our members, including main street businesses across the country impacted by this move, to determine next steps to prevent economic harm to Americans.—
Kristian Burt,
CNBC,
2 Feb. 2025
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Investigators now must determine whether a change of a couple of hundred feet might have been one thing that could have prevented the deadliest US aviation incident in two decades.—
Pete Muntean,
CNN,
1 Feb. 2025
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Quan gets his first leading role here and certainly demonstrates his Jackie Chan-like skill at martial arts, impressively handling all the action in style.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
6 Feb. 2025
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Jane Lyles, Priscilla Marshall and their respective children thus demonstrate the possibilities and limits of the liberation brought by the American Civil War.—
Robert Colby,
Smithsonian Magazine,
6 Feb. 2025
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Commercially insured 18- to 64-year-old cancer patients often bear larger financial burdens than Medicare patients.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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According to the North American Pet Health Insurance Association, 6.25 million pets were insured in North America in 2023.—
Krystal Nurse,
USA TODAY,
25 Jan. 2025
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Moreover, by removing access to funding for underserved communities, the government is ensuring that some stories get told while others remain silenced.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
9 Feb. 2025
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Testing the bowl clearance ensures that the attachments–like the paddle or whisk–are at the proper height.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
9 Feb. 2025
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The services of an architect will not be secured until after the bond issue.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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That is one of the key points most evangelical leaders seem to agree on, as well as on securing the border and strengthening national security.—
Nicole Acevedo,
NBC News,
6 Feb. 2025
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