Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for selvages
Noun
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State Farm sees good reason to push Jake into new frontiers.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
13 Apr. 2026 -
The rooms Rooms in a Four Seasons are never going to push back the frontiers of interior decor.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Pittsburgh Regional Transit Officials are urging people attending the draft and going to Pittsburgh to use public transit with major road closures and traffic restrictions that will be in place throughout the three-day event.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch denounced a sustained crackdown on dissent under Talon, citing arbitrary detentions, tighter restrictions on public demonstrations and mounting pressure on independent media outlets.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But modern-day ranchers here will attest that the semi-arid Malpai borderlands make for an ideal grazing habitat.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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With Israel’s borderlands in ruins and hundreds of its citizens taken hostage, the country’s voters could no longer countenance their leader’s quietism, which now looked like a historic blunder.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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There will be limitations and closures around some local businesses on the North Shore due to the road closures.—
Jessica Riley,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Kawamura and Hirase seem to have perceived the immersive limitations of the movie medium—and, rather than fighting those limitations, adapted their story accordingly.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The list of measures in the statement touches on ties that China had suspended in recent years as tensions increased.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
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An aerial photo of the Cheboygan Lock and Dam taken Saturday, April 11, shows water moving through the system, and flood precautionary measures, including pumps and sandbags, being taken at the dam.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Meanwhile, cannabis has been legalized to varying extents in many states.—
Lucy Xiaolu Wang,
The Conversation,
13 Apr. 2026
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Because of this individual variability, losing excess body weight can affect blood pressure to different extents in different people.—
Karen Berger,
Verywell Health,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The changes also include new parking maximums that limit the number of parking spaces based on the type of development.—
Dylan Lysen,
Kansas City Star,
10 Apr. 2026
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Out-of-pocket maximums will also increase from $1,000 per person to $2,500.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The terminations came before the release of a report accusing the Biden administration of biased prosecutions under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act or FACE Act.—
Alanna Durkin Richer,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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However, following news of the board terminations, the search for a new CEO has been put on hold, according to Petrie.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Selvages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/selvages. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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