Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sallying
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The feeling of jumping into the spring all sweaty and sore was magnificent.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 May 2026 -
Meanwhile, Dell Technologies was right behind, jumping 31% after reporting its strongest sales growth since 2018.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
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The United States, Australia and the United Kingdom have taken a big step towards tackling growing threats to undersea pipelines and cables, which carry huge amounts of energy and data around the world.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
31 May 2026
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The Spa The hotel’s stylish subterranean spa, a roughly 6,500-square-foot complex, features candlelit treatment rooms offering everything from deep-tissue recovery work to the Rea Signature four-hands massage, with two specialists simultaneously tackling your stress.—
Anya von Bremzen,
Travel + Leisure,
31 May 2026
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Oman has reportedly been in talks with Iran about charging vessels transiting the Hormuz Strait, the vital global oil-shipping route that has been largely blocked by Iranian threats since the war began.—
Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
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The five-seat X-Trail Rock Creek comes powered by Nissan's e-Power self-charging hybrid system featuring e-4orce all-wheel drive with 201-hp front and 134-hp rear electric motors.—
C.C. Weiss
May 29,
New Atlas,
29 May 2026
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The star ingredients of Skintimate’s Fragrance Free 2-in-1 Shave Oil + Moisturizer are ideal for creating just that, pairing vitamin E—which is both a water-attracting humectant and water-trapping emollient—along with shea, almond, and jojoba oils.—
Eden Stuart,
Allure,
29 May 2026
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People rely on the Amazon for water and the hotter, drier conditions should increase wildfire risk, Seabrook said, threatening to turn the Amazon, which now sucks heat-trapping carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere, into a region that worsens the problem.—
Seth Borenstein,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2026
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Boldy, who not long before had a goal overturned for kicking the puck in past Oettinger, went to the net alone while Tyler Myers was preoccupied mugging Joel Eriksson Ek out of the corner.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Anticipating that someone might tip off TMZ about his presence at Disney World, the Republican Florida senator Rick Scott posted a photo of himself mugging for the camera there.—
Paula Mejía,
New Yorker,
15 Apr. 2026
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Rather than attacking all rapidly growing cells, as chemotherapy does, the drug targets a key cancer-driving pathway known as KRAS, which is involved in more than 90% of pancreatic tumors.—
Luzdelia Caballero,
CBS News,
5 June 2026
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Akindahunsi is accused of attacking several women the night of May 28.—
Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Hurley has previously shared her advice for capturing the perfect bikini photo.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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If the company wants to pay off that story, one path would be Omega finally capturing the championship before defending it against Ospreay at Wembley Stadium.—
Rob Wolkenbrod,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Rabb was propelled by a constellation of progressive groups, charting a path to victory partly by assailing his own party as listening more to donors than voters.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 May 2026
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Rabb was propelled by a constellation of progressive groups, charting a path to victory partly by assailing his own party as listening more to donors than voters.—
Marc Levy,
Fortune,
23 May 2026
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“Sallying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sallying. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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