sheaf

as in loads
a considerable amount contends that casino gambling would generate a sheaf of social problems for the state

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Recent Examples of sheaf Highland athletics events include the stone put, hammer throw, caber toss, sheaf toss and weight over bar. Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2025 The piece is versatile as each sheaf can be removed and worn separately. Anthony Demarco, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025 What to know about Ag Day on the Hill at the Tennessee State Capitol Tennessee agriculture is recognized on the Tennessee state seal, with a plow and the sheaf of a wheat and a cotton stalk, so there is a natural connection between Capitol Hill and National Ag Day. Tyler Palmateer, The Tennessean, 19 Mar. 2024 The sheaves come from farms; inside the shed, workers assess their contents and sort them into new buckets to match 24 pages of orders tacked to the wood walls. Maryn McKenna, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sheaf
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Noun
  • Like the Mario games, the Donkey Kong series has encompassed tons of different genres and gameplay styles throughout the years.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2025
  • An estimated 20,000 to 25,000 tons of cigarette butts are discarded across France each year, according to the Ministry of Health.
    Lisa Klaassen, CNN Money, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • Oracle has announced a slew of AI deals in recent months, including the joint Stargate venture with OpenAI and SoftBank to invest billions in bolstering AI infrastructure.
    Samantha Subin, CNBC, 30 June 2025
  • That evolution is causing a ripple effect across partner ecosystems, creating a slew of challenges for marketing leaders.
    Paul Tibbitt, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • Trump has faced more than two dozen nationwide injunctions against executive actions on everything from ending birthright citizenship, to halting refugee resettlement and freezing federal funding.
    Tamara Keith, NPR, 28 June 2025
  • But with just two trade frameworks inked and dozens to go before the July 9 deadline, that timeframe appears increasingly unlikely — just as America’s economy might be taking a turn for the worse.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 28 June 2025
Noun
  • Clean up piles of footwear scattered across the floor and stay organized with a shoe storage cabinet.
    Ali Faccenda, People.com, 2 July 2025
  • The Wall Street Journal wrote about how the robots are getting flipped over, stuck in snow piles and some students have been found to sit on them, or trip over them, when drinking.
    Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025
Noun
  • Secure Folder has triggered a bunch of warnings given some issues in how it was deployed, those have been addressed.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
  • That’s particularly the case with Bondi who is the worst of the bunch. — William Opfer, Bel Air Add your voice: Respond to this piece or other Sun content by submitting your own letter.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 27 June 2025
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  • Spending large chunks of time sitting on a train or stuck in traffic is not conducive to good work-life balance.
    Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 1 July 2025
  • Unlike other characters that need to jump on enemies to defeat them, DK can throw an endless stream of haymaker punches in all directions and can even rip chunks of rock and the ground itself out to throw with precision.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • Free equipment: Cox internet and cable bundles include the first TV receiver at noadditional charge.
    Kara McGinley, USA Today, 26 June 2025
  • This bundle is available for $10.99 per month with ads or $19.99 per month without ads.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • One group replicated a bamboo raft from more than 800,000 years ago and used it to travel between Indonesian islands.
    Nora Bradford, Scientific American, 25 June 2025
  • Meanwhile, Fox Entertainment Global also unveiled a raft of content sales across Central and Eastern Europe.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2025

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“Sheaf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheaf. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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