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as in injustice
unfair or inadequate treatment of someone or something or an instance of this
the homeowners who were bought out are convinced they got the shaft in that deal
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Recent Examples of shaft
Curly hair is often drier than types 1 and 2 because oils cannot travel as easily down a curly hair shaft.
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Maggie Donahue, Health, 27 Sep. 2025
The affected trucks were not produced in VIN order, so to learn if their truck is eligible for a steering column upper shaft replacement, owners should call Ford's customer service hotline at 1-866-436-7332 or schedule an appointment with a local dealership.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
Without being properly harnessed, Wongel became separated from her seat during the 110-foot drop and fell to the bottom of the attraction's shaft, Colorado Department of Labor and Employment's Division of Oil and Public Safety investigators said.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
The 8-inch blending shaft is another plus.
—Olivia Tarantino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Sep. 2025
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Maggie Donahue, Health, 27 Sep. 2025
The affected trucks were not produced in VIN order, so to learn if their truck is eligible for a steering column upper shaft replacement, owners should call Ford's customer service hotline at 1-866-436-7332 or schedule an appointment with a local dealership.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
Without being properly harnessed, Wongel became separated from her seat during the 110-foot drop and fell to the bottom of the attraction's shaft, Colorado Department of Labor and Employment's Division of Oil and Public Safety investigators said.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
The 8-inch blending shaft is another plus.
—Olivia Tarantino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shaft
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Make your vehicle visible to others both ahead of you and behind you by using your low-beam headlights since this means your taillights will also be on.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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For example, technologies like proton beams, originally used in particle physics, are now being used for cancer treatment.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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Guests learn navigation, shelter building, spear making, and foraging for wild foods, along with fire-starting and astro-navigation techniques.—
Essence,
Essence,
20 Oct. 2025
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Asparagus boasts 89 micrograms (mcg) of folate per four spears.—
Molly Burford,
Verywell Health,
17 Oct. 2025
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Precedents for pardon Maidstone’s campaign follows similar efforts elsewhere in the United Kingdom to confront historical injustices.—
James Frater,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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Liuzzo grew up as a white civil rights activist, witnessing racial injustices while attending segregated schools in the Jim Crow South, shaping her dedication toward fighting for social justice.—
Dana Afana,
Freep.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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The box set, available on both DVD and Blu-ray, includes 53 episodes and more than 19 hours of special features, with interviews and behind-the-scenes footage.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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Marine biologist Erick Higuera Rivas, project director at Conexiones Terramar and Pelagic Life, said orcas capable of hunting sharks and rays could likely take down a white shark anywhere.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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The tricky part is fitting hammer throw, javelin and discus into the equation.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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The senior placed first at the Div. 1 championship in both javelin and discus.—
Brian Roach,
Boston Herald,
6 July 2025
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Following a group of illusionists, the crew uses their magical tricks to stage a series of heists and right some wrongs.—
Kelsie Gibson,
PEOPLE,
1 Nov. 2025
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Women are particularly vulnerable to volunteering-gone-wrong.—
Georgiana Ralphs,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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Three or four decades ago, the newspaperman was appealingly raffish—at once a bum who drank too much and a knight-errant who charged unafraid at social injustice, succored the weak, and crossed lances with the powerful and arrogant.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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The thermal lance Caan uses to penetrate the safe was Santucci’s own burning bar.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
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Tyson Kozak left the game with a lower-body injury after just three shifts.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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According to the Department of Transportation, daylight saving time saves energy, prevents traffic injuries and reduces crime.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Shaft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shaft. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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