as in heads
the upper or front part of the body that contains the brain, the major sense organs, and the mouth
tapped his noddle to indicate he was thinking
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The younger two brothers float paper boats in the kitchen sink and Jeremy plays along, sprinkling flour on their heads—but making the kitchen a total mess.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026 -
Ordinary humans like Stephen’s selfish boss are depicted as giant walking eggs, while others are proportioned like bobble heads.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
11 Apr. 2026
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Two types of lasagna, meatballs, baked pasta, fresh noodles and sourdough focaccia.—
Sunny Hubler,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Apr. 2026
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Most actors arrive in Hollywood with nothing but a headshot and a tolerance for instant noodles.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
10 Apr. 2026
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There's nothing not to like about this tortilla soup filled with beans, corn, and tomatoes.—
Phoebe Evans,
Southern Living,
13 Apr. 2026
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But a metals price rise in international trade won’t cause double-digit rises in household costs of Bush beans or Budweiser beer in merely a few weeks.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
12 Apr. 2026
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When the three-level altar was excavated from the test pit, the project archaeologists discovered four human skulls abutting the monument, along with several long bones, which are believed to be femurs.—
Leigh Anne Miller,
ARTnews.com,
13 Apr. 2026
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One of the largest mass graves in Mexico was reported in 2017 when more than 250 skulls were found in what appeared to be a drug cartel mass burial ground on the outskirts of the city of Veracruz.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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The objective is to study the composition and origin of the domes and surroundings.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
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Inflatable tents really took off in the 2010s, wowing gear fanatics with unique twists like geodesic domes, amphibious camping capabilities, modular camp compounds, and even death-defying high-altitude sleeping platforms.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Noddles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noddles. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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