shellacs

present tense third-person singular of shellac

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Verb
  • Remind them their worth is non-negotiable When your child fails — gets cut from the team, bombs a test — remind them their value isn't up for debate.
    Jennifer Breheny Wallace, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The sequencer pastes together the strings and the quality scores, along with some other metadata, read by read, to form what is called a FASTQ file.
    Dmitri Pavlichin, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Aug. 2018
Verb
  • To accomplish this, Barton turned to the fundamental dance technique of spotting, where the dancer finds a focal point in front of them and whips their head around to hold that focus spot and keep themself centered.
    Oliver Sava, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Wind whips both the sound waves and temperatures around, so bring a blanket even if it’s not forecast to rain or hail.
    John Wenzel, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • This storied sandwich is served each year at the Masters Tournament in Augusta, Georgia; and many have long tried to replicate the recipe, which seemingly masters the perfect ratio of ingredients for classic egg salad.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2025
  • Focus is difficult and hardly anyone masters the skill.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Trails remain accessible, wildlife is still active and early snow dusts the surrounding Chugach Mountains.
    Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Saginaw’s surge overcomes Boswell The Pioneers of Boswell dominated play in the opening half, building a 21-0 lead that looked rock solid behind a persistent defense and an offense balanced with good running and passing.
    Pat Wheeler, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The technology overcomes the key trade-off between energy density and charging speed that limited previous lithium-metal battery designs.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Skip the pricey groomer visits and messy bathroom trims with this Labor Day deal.
    Jessie Quinn, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2025
  • The move trims the quarterback room down to four players, including Joe Flacco, Kenny Pickett, Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • But Isaac catches Thing’s dart, then reattaches Thing to his arm and buries Wednesday alive.
    Selome Hailu, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The aforementioned eyeball alien buries itself deep into its prey before popping out and skittering along the floor like the world’s loudest spider.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2025
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“Shellacs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shellacs. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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