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Recent Examples of pole
Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2025
The officer parked her patrol car in the area and got a catch pole.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2025
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
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Noun
The Nationals put up a four-spot against Verlander, the backbreaker being CJ Abrams’ towering two-run shot off the right-field foul pole.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2025
The officer parked her patrol car in the area and got a catch pole.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pole
Noun
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Some 65% of today's data center power is fueling traditional enterprise workloads, according to BCG.—
Tomás O’Leary,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Position the bit in the center of the pot, then angle it slightly.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
12 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The Troop 2861 member said her favorite Girl Scout memories are of canoeing and horseback riding with friends at Girl Scout camp.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Aug. 2025
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For decades, girls have flocked to Camp Mystic to spend their summer days canoeing and fishing the Guadalupe River before retreating to bunk beds in rustic cabins just steps from the glimmering water.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
Noun
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Malcolm Graham, a City Council representative for the area, said Camp North End is a magnet for progress —reminiscent of the old Ford days.—
Chase Jordan
August 4,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Aug. 2025
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That capacity is one of the natural advantages that’s made St. James Park a magnet for big events.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
4 Aug. 2025
Verb
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And when Love fired incomplete for Doubs on third down, the Packers punted after just three plays.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
10 Aug. 2025
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Both teams must remain motionless until the ball has been punted.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Bob Whitman was a polestar in the great era before that.—
Brian Domitrovic,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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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
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Federal troops are patrolling the National Mall and neighborhoods across Washington while President Donald Trump’s administration exerts extraordinary power over law enforcement in the nation’s capital.—
John Seewer,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Aug. 2025
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The 12th-century castle was commissioned by William the Conqueror, and more than 900 Norman artifacts have been loaned by the British Museum to create its first medieval gallery outside of the UK capital.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
16 Aug. 2025
Noun
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At the top of the platform’s most sought-after (and most beloved) attractions is the Basílica de la Sagrada Família in Barcelona.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Aug. 2025
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Looking back, Shay admitted that her attraction to her famous flings stemmed from both liking their personalities and their celebrity status.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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
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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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“Pole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pole. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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