Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for planishing
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Sitting by himself in the corner, center Luke Kornet was hammering away on his laptop like a veteran newspaper reporter trying to get a story in on time.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
2 Mar. 2026 -
If these scenes feel a bit didactic, hammering home everything from the shortage of nurses with SANE training to the dozens of regulations SANEs must follow to protect evidence, their lessons serve as a corrective for many of us who’ve absorbed decades’ worth of rape-as-entertainment.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
27 Feb. 2026
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Indiana is forging ahead with a new K-12 school accountability model that will give schools letter grades this year for the first time since 2018.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
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Erik Lochtefeld is now forging his return to the big stage, and to his love of running, after having complex open brain surgery at NYU Langone Health.—
Hannah Kliger,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Though South Dakota State is a regular participant in the NCAA Tournament, and likely would have been dancing win or lose, the Bison were chasing their first bid in the 68-team field.—
Grace Raynor,
New York Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Like many of their fans, each member was born to immigrant parents who settled in Southern California chasing something better.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
9 Mar. 2026
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The trio swapped ideas and photographs, and toyed with the script before molding it to perfection.—
India Roby,
Architectural Digest,
27 Feb. 2026
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The head coach, in many ways, is responsible for molding players into winners.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2026
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Just around the corner from Cheryl Schulz’s ice cream shop in downtown Noblesville, there’s pounding noises that could only come from heavy construction machinery.—
Jake Allen,
IndyStar,
3 Mar. 2026
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Drone footage captured the heart-pounding rescue on camera.—
Cameron Harrison,
ABC News,
3 Mar. 2026
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The police truck idled for a moment before reversing down the street, drawing a round of applause from the crowd that had formed on the block.—
Senior Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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The firm that handled the ad campaign was connected to the husband of Noem’s former spokesperson, drawing further scrutiny.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
5 Mar. 2026
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The result revealed a surprising pattern—superconductivity appeared and strengthened over a specific range of conditions, forming a curved region known as a superconducting dome.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Mar. 2026
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Gandhi said forming an advisory committee would not necessarily prevent school closures.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Planishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/planishing. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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