Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sat on
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And that's important not just because movie theaters are communal spaces where audiences are, at least ostensibly, forced to put down their phones and other distractions.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2026 -
With the federal government insuring loans on 95 percent of the value of low-cost houses at the time, homebuyers had to put down only 5 percent—and that was waived for veterans.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
9 June 2026
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Court strikes down California mask law The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals slapped down a California law that would have forced immigration agents and other law enforcement officers to display ID while on duty.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Kalshi won a key case last week when a federal appeals court slapped down an attempt by New Jersey to curb the platform.—
Justin Papp,Garrett Downs,
CNBC,
15 Apr. 2026
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Behind closed doors, ProPublica revealed, the majority-Republican state Supreme Court quashed the commission’s recommendations that two Republican judges who’d admitted to committing egregious conduct violations be publicly reprimanded.—
Doug Bock Clark,
ProPublica,
5 June 2026
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The Indiana state senators who quashed the president’s redistricting scheme there?—
David M. Drucker,
Twin Cities,
31 May 2026
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His arrest came during a years-long crackdown on civil society and dissent, which began following mass protests in 2018 that the government violently repressed.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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His arrest came during a yearslong crackdown on civil society and dissent, which began following mass protests in 2018 that the government violently repressed.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 June 2026
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The Air WACs [Women’s Army Corps] stationed here were elated but subdued.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 June 2026
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The Georgia film and TV business remains painfully subdued as summer nears.—
Rodney Ho,
AJC.com,
3 June 2026
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But the Spurs have silenced the crowd so far.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
11 June 2026
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With the light nearly gone — the UMass Dartmouth field doesn’t have lights — Callahan silenced the Raiders bats one more time and this eventually led to the decision to pause the game.—
Jack Murray,
Boston Herald,
10 June 2026
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This step suppressed hydrogen bonding between water molecules, prevented freezing, and preserved its flexibility.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
3 June 2026
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His puck-moving play was completely suppressed in the offensive zone, too.—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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Duncan approaches Lili, who enthusiastically greets him by telling him she's squashed their daughter's potential problem with the police.—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 June 2026
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Predators probably avoided attacking healthy adults of any large sauropod species because of the danger of being squashed.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
15 May 2026
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“Sat on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sat%20on. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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