shingle 1 of 2

noun

Definition of shinglenext
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as in marl

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as in bob

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shingle

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verb

as in to overlap

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of shingle
Noun
That surge is happening inside a largely unregulated market, where anyone can hang a shingle and start handling other people’s pets. — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2026 The author Elin Hilderbrand purchased a shingle-style, 2,940-square-foot home on the island of Nantucket in 2015 and then spent seven years — and over $2 million — renovating it. — Addie Morfoot, New York Times, 11 July 2026
Verb
The island had gone from farm and pasture in the nineteenth century to nature preserves and residential property in the twentieth, its silvery shingled homes encircled by forests and deer. — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026 In fact, shingles rates among people in their 30s and 40s increased for almost two decades starting in 1998—and younger adults and children can get the illness too. — Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 7 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for shingle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shingle
  1. marl
  2. bob
  3. overlap
  4. detritus
  5. crop
  6. overlay
  7. silt
  8. trim
Noun
  • Freshman Ben Smith became the first NCAA outdoor champion for Oregon in the shot put since Dean Crouser (1982) with a marl of 69-0 1/2.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 June 2026
  • Its striking blue-green hues and clarity—allowing visibility of 20 to 30 feet—are due to minimal organic runoff and calcium-rich marl sediment from its glacial origins.
    — Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 21 May 2026
Definition of marl
Noun
  • The actor and beauty entrepreneur treats her hair like a daily ritual, customizing it into Pinterest-worthy styles—geometric bobs!
    — Brianna J. Heath, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026
  • After growing the pixie cut back out into a bob, the Mad Men actress showed off her hair while rocking a lacy blue co-ord set in selfies posted to Instagram in March.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of bob
Verb
  • After overlapping with Fingall for one season, Prechtel helped the Cardinal win the 2021 national title.
    — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Most women with postpartum psychosis develop manic and depressive symptoms that can come close together or overlap.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of overlap
Noun
  • The dirty sea near the city often carried this kind of detritus to the shore.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
  • In the next round of Count the Rice, the rice is mixed into a large box full of paper, styrofoam, and other detritus.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 July 2026
Definition of detritus
Noun
  • Applying a mycorrhizal inoculant to a bed planted mainly with these crops is unlikely to provide a meaningful benefit.
    — Dr. Avishesh Neupane, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Of course those are only two of the marvelous local crops on offer at both Breezy Willow and at our two local farmers’ markets — Tiber Park in the historic district and the Miller Library.
    — Janet Kusterer, Baltimore Sun, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of crop
Verb
  • For more detail, eclipse expert Xavier Jubier’s website overlays the eclipse’s path on Google Maps, which allows zooming down to the street level.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The glasses then rendered that infrared in shades of red or a red-cyan mixture, overlaid on top of a normal field of visible light.
    — Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of overlay
Noun
  • As the waters receded in some areas, many families returned to homes buried under thick layers of silt, adding to the challenges of recovery.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Operating continuously beneath complex sub-river geology of riverbed silt and sand, the shield machine operated without intermediate access shafts.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 July 2026
Definition of silt
Noun
  • The new Goodyear wheel and tire set will come as standard on R1T Premium and as a no-cost option for the Performance trim.
    — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 13 Aug. 2026
  • For starters, this special trim is mechanically identical to the $19,999 standard model, which launched earlier this year.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of trim

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