Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for selvages
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The societies that can advance to the frontiers of the productive power that capitalism unleashes while maintaining their coherence and élan advance to the front of the race for international status and power.—
Walter Russell Mead,
The Atlantic,
24 Jan. 2026 -
Importance of the expedition This mission targets three key frontiers.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Jan. 2026
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Venezuela’s oil exports soar following US intervention Venezuela’s crude sales have surged since Washington ousted the country’s leader and eased restrictions on the nation’s oil industry.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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The documents specify that during armed security situations, the IRGC operated with support from other security bodies, while Iran’s Ministry of Communications was ordered to impose internet restrictions, including full shutdowns.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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Follow jaguars through the borderlands in new documentary Thanks for reading and for subscribing to AZ Climate, the Arizona Republic's weekly environment newsletter.—
Shaun McKinnon,
AZCentral.com,
19 Jan. 2026
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And there are whole swaths of the country where voting will not take place, as the junta continues to battle a patchwork of ethnic rebels and pro-democracy fighters in the hilly borderlands and arid central plains.—
Ross Adkin,
CNN Money,
27 Dec. 2025
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The study, which was published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, had several limitations, the researchers acknowledged.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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But there are still limitations for Olympians.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Most of that money went to producing and airing ads in which Steyer touts his wins supporting various ballot measures and pledges to break up utility monopolies to lower costs.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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Her campaign has emphasized aggressive affordability measures, tenant protections and a more transparent City Hall, while leaning heavily on grassroots organizing and progressive voter outreach.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Additional states including Florida, Kansas, Indiana, Maryland, Utah, Illinois, and New York, have considered (to differing extents) the idea of updating their maps, Reuters reported.—
Ramon Padilla,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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The characters are all based, to different extents, on real people.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Oct. 2025
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Rising premiums, steeper deductibles and higher out-of-pocket maximums have put more pressure on household budgets, making year-end planning important, experts say.—
Sarah O'Brien,
CNBC,
16 Nov. 2025
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Over the southeastern Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands, an additional inch of rain is possible, bringing storm total maximums up to 10 inches in the Bahamas.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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The legislation also requires NIH to report monthly to Congress about grant awards, terminations and cancellations so Congress can better track its spending.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
4 Feb. 2026
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Since these terminations are already happening at the National Institutes of Health and elsewhere, new policies, protocols, and contingency plans need to immediately be put into place, and best practices shared across institutions to protect our science.—
David Seal,
STAT,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Selvages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/selvages. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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