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Recent Examples of pole
Noun
Climate change is melting ice at the poles and sending water down to the equator, slowing the rotation down. Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 22 July 2025 Each company is offering a repair kit, essentially a rope that will attach to the support poles around the pool. David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 21 July 2025
Verb
The first mission to orbit an outer planet from pole to pole, Juno is armored with a titanium radiation vault to help protect it against Jupiter’s intense radiation belts. Jamie Carter, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024 Four full-sky surveys are planned over two years, as the telescope circles the globe from pole to pole 400 miles up. Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pole
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pole
Noun
  • After parting with Daniel Jones last year, the front office has brought in veteran talent and youth to hold things down under center.
    Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
  • Set in New Mexico during 2020, the movie centers on the fictional town of Eddington, which turns into a hotbed of bad feelings and controversy when awkward local sheriff Joe Cross (Joaquin Phoenix) decides to run for mayor against popular progressive incumbent Ted Garcia (Pedro Pascal).
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 19 July 2025
Verb
  • Obviously, with all the lake access, water sports—from boating, to kayaking, to canoeing—are a main draw.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Tube, kayak, stand-up paddleboard, or canoe down the peaceful stretch of the Huron River—accessed from the 69-acre Gallup Park—or stroll U of M’s famed Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum.
    Katherine LaGrave, AFAR Media, 28 May 2025
Noun
  • Part of the police investigation entails learning how McAllister was allowed into the room, given strict access regulations and safety protocols around the massive magnets.
    Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 25 July 2025
  • Singapore remains a key financial hub, while Indonesia and Vietnam are becoming magnets for capital, said Standard Chartered's Cheng.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 24 July 2025
Verb
  • Key provisions were extended, and the effective phaseout was punted years into the future.
    Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 17 July 2025
  • However, there's little reason to punt on the future due to bad luck.
    Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
Noun
  • While his Late Night forerunner Letterman was probably the comedic polestar of Generation X—gruff, cynical, and biting the hand that fed—O’Brien became a bedrock influence for the next generation of Millennial comics.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2025
  • While his Late Night forerunner Letterman was probably the comedic polestar of Generation X—gruff, cynical, and biting the hand that fed—O’Brien became a bedrock influence for the next generation of Millennial comics.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The Consequential Consensus Whether prophetic or destined for technology's unfulfilled promises museum, the San Francisco Consensus is already redirecting capital flows and strategic priorities.
    Arafat Kabir, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
  • In 1943: Allied forces, led by U.S. Gen. George S. Patton, successfully captured Palermo, the regional capital of Sicily and a strategic nexus for the Allied invasion of mainland Italy during World War II.
    Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 23 July 2025
Noun
  • The source noted that philanthropy is part of their mutual attraction.
    Catherine Santino, People.com, 25 July 2025
  • Other recent theme park incidents that made headlines include a backstage fire at Epcot at Walt Disney World in Florida, and riders who jumped off of a raft ride after becoming stuck on the attraction at Six Flags Over Texas in June 2024.
    EW.com, EW.com, 25 July 2025
Noun
  • For the past few years, Lilly has made news by driving large-scale investments in the LEAP Innovation District, billed as a future manufacturing and tech mecca in Lebanon, Indiana.
    Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
  • As Almeyda makes her journey towards this elusive mecca, both the idea of Palmares and Almeyda’s journey toward it feel like hallucinatory visions: Vibrantly conjured, indeed mythic in intention and impact.
    Irenosen Okojie July 11, Literary Hub, 11 July 2025

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