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Recent Examples of quill
Visitors can view a variety of media including textiles—such as Navajo artist D.Y. Begay’s Southwest landscape painting on wool—beadwork, sculpture, photography, film and even clothing attire such as beaded and quilled Louboutin shoes.
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Lily Katzman, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2020
For six weeks last summer the DC-8 and a pair of Twin Otters similarly quilled with atmospheric-sampling instruments flew through more than 100 different columns.
—Kyle Dickman, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2020
While pens, pencils, and quills still work magic on a piece of paper, writing utensils for your bullet journal can be a pain to carry around.
—Billy Cadden, Popular Science, 31 Jan. 2020
Visitors can browse through more than 2,000 displays in other media, including decorative gourds, metal, wood, glass, jewelry, quilled greeting cards, handmade clothing and accessories.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Aug. 2019
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Lily Katzman, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2020
For six weeks last summer the DC-8 and a pair of Twin Otters similarly quilled with atmospheric-sampling instruments flew through more than 100 different columns.
—Kyle Dickman, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2020
While pens, pencils, and quills still work magic on a piece of paper, writing utensils for your bullet journal can be a pain to carry around.
—Billy Cadden, Popular Science, 31 Jan. 2020
Visitors can browse through more than 2,000 displays in other media, including decorative gourds, metal, wood, glass, jewelry, quilled greeting cards, handmade clothing and accessories.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Aug. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quill
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This works best for larger pike fillets (pike in the 22-inch to 30-inch range).—
Joe Cermele,
Outdoor Life,
15 Sep. 2023
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Don't let your hips drop or pike up; pull your belly button up toward your spine and push the floor away from you with your hands.—
Mallory Creveling,
Health,
3 Sep. 2023
Verb
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The blade had perforated Fulcher’s colon, causing severe pain.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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The bag can be carried by hand or worn on the shoulder or cross-body, thanks to the detachable handle and perforated cotton shoulder strap.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Fisher thrust his finger into the air and ran off the floor and into the tunnel.—
The Athletic NBA Staff,
New York Times,
11 Nov. 2025
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Aggressive opposition to the referendum has once again thrust Missouri into the national spotlight amid a nationwide redistricting frenzy.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
10 Nov. 2025
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There were injuries this time, with some students bayoneted for not retreating.—
Paula Schleis,
cincinnati.com,
2 May 2020
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And anyway, always better to be bitten by a stingray than bayoneted.—
Erik Heinrich,
BostonGlobe.com,
16 May 2018
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The Safavieh Parker Dining Chairs are the perfect mix of farmhouse and transitional style with their durable oak wood frame and spindle flat-back design.—
Sanah Faroke,
Peoplemag,
16 Nov. 2023
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For robots and things of that nature, servo motors for robots, but also spindle and stepper motors for various applications.—
Glenn Zorpette,
IEEE Spectrum,
21 June 2022
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“Quill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quill. Accessed 21 Nov. 2025.
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