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Definition of shinglesnext
plural of shingle

shingles

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verb

present tense third-person singular of shingle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for shingles
Noun
  • Some of the mullets are more obvious than others, ranging from close crops to messy mops.
    Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Other crops should receive a general garden fertilizer monthly or consider use of a slow-release product that may only be needed once to produce the harvests.
    Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The tail end of the high school football season overlaps with the start of prep basketball in North Carolina.
    Chad Graff, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Cowork’s ability to handle file organization, document generation, and data extraction overlaps with dozens of AI startups that have raised funding to solve these specific problems.
    Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 12 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Urbano recovered fragments of the original arena and presented them under a ceiling, lit from above and covered with dead leaves and other plant detritus.
    Javier Montes, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
  • It was designed to be incorporated into a three-dimensional exhibit where the canvas would blend into a foreground of clay, grass shrubbery, and the detritus of battle – all of it creating a you-were-there sense of reality.
    Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Skip cosmetic pruning of conifers during the coldest part of winter and delay shaping trims for ornamental yews, junipers, boxwoods, and tree-type conifers like dwarf spruces until after the new flush of growth in spring.
    Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Small but mighty, trims are the MVPs of the fashion world.
    Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 12 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • In addition to the black mesh base and metallic silver overlays with dashes of red, the look also mixes in green, blue, pink and tan shades, resulting in the most colorful combination to arrive on the 1906L silhouette yet.
    Riley Jones, Footwear News, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Surgeons operated from a cockpit in the operating room, using an input device that provided real-time augmentation, overlays, and tactile paddles while viewing a 3D monitor fed by multimodal imaging.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Once river water enters the top of the lake, its slower-moving waters allow silts and other particles to drop to the bottom, and the water that exits the lake and flows further down the river is cleaner.
    Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Golden Globes hair 2026 proved that just about every length has Old Hollywood styling potential, from bobs to bixies to long, layered cuts.
    Grace McCarty, Glamour, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Emma Stone Speaking of bobs, Emma Stone's is absolutely iconic.
    Marci Robin, Allure, 12 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • More advanced artists may enjoy more professional sculpting clays that allow for finer detail.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Packed with potent actives, clays, and hydrating, soothing ingredients, these formulas have the power to improve skin tone, texture, signs of aging, and radiance in a matter of minutes.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2025
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“Shingles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shingles. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.

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