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as in shuddered
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as in splintered
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Later, when Tristan gently put his hand on Marke’s shoulder, the king shuddered.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Mar. 2026 -
People shuddered at the sight of it, or groaned, or covered their eyes.—
Sam Kriss,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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Fragments of ice splintered from a glacier float down an Antarctic lake in a photo captured from aboard the International Space Station.—
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
11 June 2026
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Nearly every wood frame building in the young city splintered into an unrecognizable heap.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2026
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Live langoustines quivered as a fishmonger plucked them from the ice.—
Jaclyn DeGiorgio,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Aug. 2025
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The fish kept going and the rod Jerked and quivered, but Dorsey held on.—
Arthur Grahame,
Outdoor Life,
4 June 2025
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Mali, alongside neighboring Niger and Burkina Faso, have been wracked by coups in recent years and are now ruled by military leaders who took power by force, pledging to provide more security to citizens.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
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His narrator is writing in response to a request from his grandchildren, and his narrative is wracked by a sense of dishonor and guilt.—
Ivan Kreilkamp,
JSTOR Daily,
10 June 2026
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Natisha Hiedeman shook off a slow start to score 16 points for Seattle (3-11), which has lost seven straight games.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
11 June 2026
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Swift just gave Ben Stiller a hug and shook hands with some fans.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
11 June 2026
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The fire burned more than 60 acres and destroyed several structures, including homes, according to CBS Los Angeles.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
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More than 400 were destroyed in accordance with nuclear arms treaty agreements.—
Stephen J. Beard,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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The defensive star’s recent trade from Dallas to Green Bay quaked the NFL.—
Greg Cote
September 4,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
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The seven core collaborators – Kogonada, producer Chung An, producer Christopher Radcliff, producer-cinematographer Benjamin Loeb, and actor-producers Richardson, Mao and Jin Ha – collectively owned the project, splitting responsibilities and working without outside financing.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
15 June 2026
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By splitting the iPhone portfolio into two, the $1,999 iPhone Ultra can position itself as the luxury model and be priced accordingly.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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“Shivered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shivered. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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