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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
  • However, the on-screen star rendered her bob era no more shortly after the film wrapped.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Images show the Jayhawk hovering over dark green, churning waters while a small orange life raft bobs below, tossed by wind and waves.
    Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The Chinese navy confirmed on Saturday that the country's most advanced aircraft carrier, CNS Fujian, will be homeported at a base in the contested South China Sea, where Beijing's territorial claims overlap with those of a number of other countries.
    Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
  • These reviews were led by David Grossman, who overlapped with Gibb on BBC show Newsnight in the noughties and acted as an advisor to the Editorial Guidelines and Standards Committee.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 10 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
  • The Calm team worked with the film’s sound designer, Lee Salevan, and composer Bryce Dessner, utilizing the film’s sound stems and score cues overlaid with sections of dialogue from Bentley and Greg Kwedar’s script.
    Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 7 Nov. 2025
  • For example, in one platform’s presentation, none of the content demonstrated was localized into English, and video clips shown were not stripped of the extensive Japanese text overlays that are a hallmark of Japanese television, despite the platform being meant for international producers.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Nov. 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
  • Pakko acknowledged the challenges row-crop farmers are facing and how that contributed to his predictions for the overall Arkansas economy.
    Sydney Sasser, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The crops will be sold at a local market and to future restaurants.
    Khadejeh Nikouyeh, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Billions of barrels of oil may lie in the ancient sediments beneath the seabed, and licenses have just been approved to drill there.
    Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025
  • But over the years, some of that sediment has incubated new artforms, and trash and treasure have appeared in the same stream.
    Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 8 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • For instance, your hedges may need regular trims to clean up and neaten their appearance and keep a consistent straight side.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Each trim of the Seltos can be optioned with all-wheel drive.
    Keenan Thompson, Freep.com, 7 Nov. 2025

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“Shingle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shingle. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.

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