quills

Definition of quillsnext
present tense third-person singular of quill

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Verb
  • Any trip to the dark night skies of our Southern California deserts reveals a vista full of wonder and mystery — riddles that astrophysicists like myself spend our days unraveling.
    Steven R. Furlanetto, Twin Cities, 17 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • For podcasts, streams, voiceovers and video calls, this unit punches above its weight.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Jan. 2026
  • This is really reminding me of that House episode where the runway model punches another model out and then collapses on the catwalk.
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 22 Jan. 2026
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“Quills.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quills. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.

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