Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shags
Noun
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Mancuso went from needing five or six bobs for the Bob Army sketch this season to needing 14 and one for a dog — technically doable, but still a big lift to figure out exactly how to coordinate and build what’s needed.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
9 June 2026 -
From Selena Gomez to Lily Collins, all the It girls are sporting Italian bobs.—
Amanda Le,
InStyle,
2 June 2026
Verb
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Coordinating Slab Backsplash Designer Paige Williams often skips the tile aisle and opts for the seamless look of slab backsplashes instead.—
Tessa Cooper,
The Spruce,
4 June 2026
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The third approach skips identity entirely and focuses on economic signals.—
Kaustubh Phatak,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Coupes are easier to find under $25,000 than convertibles or the later higher-performance Grand Sport trims.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
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Upper trims like the EX ($30,590) come with a wireless phone charger, heated side view mirrors, and blind-spot detection technology.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
Verb
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After Wally springs her from the Shaw's clutches, the group manages to lure the couple and some of their lackeys into the makeshift particle accelerator trap that former engineer Sam built out of old cathode-ray tube TVs.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
21 May 2026
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The third position toggles Bluetooth pairing mode, and the toggle promptly springs back to the On position after selecting this mode.—
Mark Knapp,
PC Magazine,
8 May 2026
Noun
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At scale, lower fertilizer use means lower yields of staple crops.—
John W.H. Denton AO,
Fortune,
6 June 2026
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This is why fruit crops are almost always propagated vegetatively, or cloned, rather than grown from seed.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
6 June 2026
Verb
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So, that’s where the story leaps off from.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
1 June 2026
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Yet, with several new locations, including the Italian Alps in all of their winter glory, and a group of utterly talented actors whose chemistry leaps off the screen, the show remains a world very much worth checking out.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Based on the size of the plaits, knotless braids can be styled into beautiful updos, woven together to make even larger braids, or left out, flowing down your back.—
Amira Rasool,
InStyle,
8 June 2026
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For this super laidback, windchill-ready look, Hadid wore a beanie hat over her plaits, ski goggle-like black sunglasses, and black leather gloves.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
3 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Something as simple as adding a tablespoon of fresh ground flax or chia seeds to a smoothie can do leaps and bounds improvement in the microbiome itself.—
Suzanne Le Mignot,
CBS News,
24 May 2026
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Sister typically bounds around on their walks, but Bowen said the tiny dog kept sitting still on the road.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Apr. 2026
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