quills

present tense third-person singular of quill

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quills
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
  • Jere punches Conrad in the face and then knees him in the stomach.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • One of the officers then punches him three times, according to the video.
    Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
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“Quills.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quills. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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