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noun

Definition of shingles

plural of shingle

as in marls

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as in crops

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shingles

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verb

present tense third-person singular of shingle

as in overlaps

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Noun

These monstrous masses are themselves dark, but their formidable gravity violently vacuums up gas and other nearby matter, generating rings of hot, swirling detritus that completely outshine the stars around them.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026
The Avalanches are turning their fascination with the detritus of modern life into something unusually expansive.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of detritus

Noun

Tending to crops, riding horses and working the land, these work boots were worn by farmers and cowboys alike.

— Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2026
The destruction of homes, crops, roads, and food supplies can turn a few days of flooding into a longer humanitarian disaster.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of crops

Verb

Its distribution in the lower Mississippi River valley overlaps with that of the central rat snake.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Sep. 2026
Under the bills, a community college could offer a bachelor’s degree that overlaps with a nearby CSU program if that CSU program has been hard to get into for years.

— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of overlaps

Noun

Finer clays, silts and coarser sands would all have been deposited by different processes.

— Geoff Emberling, The Conversation, 19 May 2026
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

Definition of silts

Noun

Tay said the test is whether Nazara trims or delays programs that have so far failed to deliver quick economic velocity relative to their cost.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
Volvo does interiors handsomely with upscale materials, spacious designs and complementary colors and trims.

— James Raia, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of trims

Verb

Ten straight hours of baking are edited into 90-second reels of prep work on Roll & Dough’s social pages, which Pierre, who is soft-spoken yet brutally honest, overlays with confessional voiceovers.

— Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026
Another iteration with a white upper and midsole features blue gradient overlays and matching Air Max units, while the third opts for all-black.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of overlays

Noun

This year’s palette features a range of earthy tones, warm neutrals, clays, soft blues, and moodier hues, which can be mixed and matched and paired in any combination that appeals to you and your space.

— Kate McKenna, The Spruce, 26 Aug. 2026
Plenty of my friends worked there loading clays; nothing like working in a box in the middle of August, with the sun beating down on a barren landscape, just make gas money and some Friday night jingle.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of clays

Noun

Prompts for bangs are up 60 percent as a category, led by wispy bangs (up 260 percent) and curtain bangs (up 100 percent), alongside a rise in more dramatic cuts like bobs and pixie cuts.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
Cooler weather calls for longer lengths (though bobs are still très chic and very much welcome) and warmer, richer color.

— Amanda Le, InStyle, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of bobs

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