sallying

present participle of sally

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Verb
  • The performance had the crowd jumping thanks to his enthusiastic delivery.
    Stacy Lambe, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Throughout the story there are hints of ways Leo’s police department colleagues are sending him into retirement, including a cop jumping out of a cake wearing only a thong.
    Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • With the new capital, the company plans to bring several more drugs into clinical trials, tackling diseases that include asthma, inflammatory bowel disease and obesity.
    Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Prabhudeva makes his streaming debut as a cop tackling a politically sensitive murder case.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • For all the talk of conflicting values, the Tesla Diner has assimilated effortlessly into the local custom of charging fries separately from the burger.
    Joe Joyce, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Most batteries in wireless baby monitors are not long-lasting and require ample time for charging.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Besides being exceedingly difficult, if not impossible, to remove, paint can also damage brick by trapping moisture within the wall assembly leading to flaking paint and possible structural damage to the building.
    Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Exploring nutrient-dense affordable staple foods can also help nourish your brain and body to support your health goals without breaking the bank or trapping you in meal prep prison for hours at a time.
    Jess Cording, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • No amount of mugging before the cameras in Tianjin could mask the comedown this represents.
    Bobby Ghosh, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Smith also appeared in several of the duo’s music videos, which teased his future SNL face-mugging persona.
    Devon Ivie, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • While Qataris may now indeed question the value of their military cooperation with the United States and its designation of Qatar as a major non-NATO ally, Turkey’s military presence in the country also failed to prevent Israel from attacking.
    Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Show Viz Nuno Espirito Santo’s Nottingham Forest had counter-attacking licked.
    Phil Hay, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Whether a user is creating video for social channels, producing content for clients or capturing everyday moments, the new Premiere app will provide the same sort of tools that are already relied on by millions of content creators around the world.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Hanson has always been a great fashion photographer, especially good at capturing feminine exuberance, but the span of time that has passed since these pictures were taken now establishes them as bona-fide historical artifacts to boot.
    Jillian Steinhauer, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • That total lack of self-awareness and disregard for consequences fed right into Epstein’s warped way of entrapping others.
    Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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“Sallying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sallying. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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