Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nailed (down)
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This is the second time the synagogue, which serves a congregation first established in Jackson in 1860, has been attacked with fire, according to its website.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
13 Jan. 2026 -
Ruthzee Louijeune, the Council president last term who opted to vote for Breadon rather than support her former vice president, will chair two committees including census, redistricting and elections, which was established by Breadon this term.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
13 Jan. 2026
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Purple proved to be the most challenging.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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Michael Owens / Getty Images Rodgers completed 11 of 14 passes in the 4th quarter for 133 yards, including a 26-yard touchdown to Calvin Austin III with 55 seconds remaining in the game that proved to be the game-winner.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Koepka will also make a $5 million charitable donation to an organization yet to be determined.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
14 Jan. 2026
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It was later determined, however, that the case did not meet authorities' acceptance criteria at the time.—
Nicholas Rice,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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Researchers have demonstrated that consumer-grade 3D printers and inexpensive materials can produce advanced optical components capable of super-resolution imaging.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Jan. 2026
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Martha Stewart has demonstrated in the past that dark-wash jeans are so elegant.—
Eva Thomas,
InStyle,
14 Jan. 2026
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Cellphone data showed Fuentes was at the crash site, immediately went home and then returned in a different car within 20 minutes, the affidavit said.—
Sofia Saric,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Videos of the shooting in Minnesota showed federal agents approaching Good’s SUV stopped in the middle of a neighborhood street.—
Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Jan. 2026
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People living in the communities closest to the new hospital beds – Irvine, Newport Beach, Laguna Beach and Lake Forest – also are among the most likely to be insured.—
Andre Mouchard,
Oc Register,
9 Jan. 2026
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The Dutch — forebears of our city and exemplars of cycling culture — require fast e-bikes to be licensed and insured as mopeds.—
Sameer Butt,
New York Daily News,
4 Jan. 2026
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There is no difference specified under the law.—
Joseph Buczek,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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William also is understood to pay tax on his income, but only after subtracting household expenses, which were not specified in the latest report, People reported.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
31 Dec. 2025
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“Nailed (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nailed%20%28down%29. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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