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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plinths
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Royal Bahamian police said Brian Hooker told investigators that his wife fell over from an 8-foot hard-bottom dinghy — along with the keys to the boat — and she was carried away by strong rip currents.—
Cristian Benavides,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026 -
His attacker fled the scene on foot.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2026
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On Soho's Carnaby Street, an NFL pop-up shop sells blue-and-gold London Games jerseys and bomber jackets, while the New Era baseball cap shop has Jaguars and Rams hats on pedestals in the window.—
Toby Skinner,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Feb. 2026
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Clemishire added that pastors should not be put on pedestals and that too often, the victims are ignored.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Feb. 2026
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Videos broadcast by local television stations showed a large crowd of fans in the south stands amidst an explosion of fireworks.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Higher ground is drier and includes trees and shrubs, according to the park service, but swales, which are the lower ground, are wetter and include water stands and wetland plants.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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The Associated Press’ climate and environmental coverage receives financial support from multiple private foundations.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Apr. 2026
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And there’s been —the foundations are there, and everybody goes to Washington.—
Alex Crippen,
CNBC,
4 Apr. 2026
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For years, Russia has sought to take the internet under total government control and potentially cut it off from the rest of the world, blocking tens of thousands of websites, messaging apps and social media platforms that refuse to cooperate with the authorities.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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And then there are platforms like the incredible Abby Pucker’s Gertie, that does independent exhibitions.—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Plinths.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plinths. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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