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shingle

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Recent Examples of shingle
Noun
Deratany also serves as a producer through his shingle Reel Red Films. Justin Kroll, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2025 Located at the end of a dirt road and cul-de-sac, the modernist, split-level home had wood-shingle exteriors, huge living room windows, two large decks with bay views and a patio and garden. Martha Ross, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
The wood is treated to keep out termites and moisture, and the whole thing can be painted and shingled to match your home. Clint Davis, People.com, 20 July 2025 It is housed in the historic Captain Pollard House, a federal-style shingled home. Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 23 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for shingle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shingle
Noun
  • Leslie Bibb Leslie Bibb’s bob is here to stay.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The former reality star also recalled being confused about her makeover, since her hair was cut into a bob for a photo shoot on the first episode.
    Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • These overlapping vulnerabilities show why water governance is such a key issue for security, diplomacy and development.
    Pintu Kumar Mahla, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The single artwork features an image of Duff overlapped three times, with the title written in pink.
    Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • In Benghazi’s Ganfuda Detention Center, dozens of young women and girls crowd the floor of a warehouse strewn with foam mattresses and the plastic-bag detritus of an itinerant life.
    Mick Krever, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Among the sea of urban detritus that seemed to stretch for miles, the line itself could not be seen from the IDF outpost.
    Matt Bradley, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • In Texas, overlaying precincts with current and proposed maps shows how elections could unfold.
    Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
  • The Quantum Internet will not replace the classical Internet but augment it, overlaying quantum signals with classical bits.
    Mallik Tatipamula, IEEE Spectrum, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Particles of silt and any rust from your plumbing join in.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2025
  • These silts were left behind when ancient river channels filled up or when floodwaters slowed down and gently dropped tiny particles.
    Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The floods have also left 11 people missing, inundated more than 116,000 houses and 5,000 hectares of crops, and damaged roads and railways, cutting off traffic and power in several areas, the government’s disaster agency said in a report.
    Reuters, NBC news, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Prices could stabilize, but not decrease, by next year as crop yields have increased, said David Branch, a sector manager at Wells Fargo Agri-Food Institute.
    Luke Fountain, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Hektoria rests on an ice plain, where sliding ice glides over flat sediment on the seabed.
    Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Plumbers recommend flushing a hot water heater once a year to clear out the sediment.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The ribbed trim and longer sleeves add a dose of structure.
    Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2025
  • White oak herringbone floorboards can be found throughout, along with glass-trim pocket doors, brass fixtures, French moldings, and elegant archways.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 31 Oct. 2025

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“Shingle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shingle. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.

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