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Recent Examples of sill
Police later found a silver revolver loaded with five bullets on the window sill, with its barrel pushed through the partially open window, according to the report.
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2025
One photo shared by CBS News Pittsburgh showed a shattered window, any showed claw marks by a different window sill.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 7 June 2025
Or start an herb garden on a window sill or grow a houseplant.
—Clarence Schmidt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2025
Like the vehicle’s scoops and spoilers, the dihedral doors don’t simply look dramatic but are purposeful in design, in this case aiding access by incorporating sections of the roof and sill.
—Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2025
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2025
One photo shared by CBS News Pittsburgh showed a shattered window, any showed claw marks by a different window sill.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 7 June 2025
Or start an herb garden on a window sill or grow a houseplant.
—Clarence Schmidt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2025
Like the vehicle’s scoops and spoilers, the dihedral doors don’t simply look dramatic but are purposeful in design, in this case aiding access by incorporating sections of the roof and sill.
—Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sill
Noun
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His paws dangle over the side of a broken beam, with a metal wall at an odd angle behind him.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
11 July 2025
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In the first snap, Jack is up on his feet leaning into the wooden table as proud pop Justin beams at him from a seat on a couch.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
8 July 2025
Noun
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Other examples include furniture made from local wood, and the resort’s private allotments, which provide fresh produce for the chefs to serve, including their own olive oil.—
Nina-Sophia Miralles,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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The natural wood finish is weather-resistant, and the chair offers a slanted backrest and roomy seat for comfortable relaxation.—
Clint Davis,
People.com,
9 July 2025
Noun
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Gunther went back to Goldberg’s knee and beat him with his own knee brace.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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Left winger Haley Hopkins led the Current attack with a first-half brace, and midfielder Bayley Feist grabbed both assists.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
13 July 2025
Noun
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Clean up piles of footwear scattered across the floor and stay organized with a shoe storage cabinet.—
Ali Faccenda,
People.com,
2 July 2025
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The Wall Street Journal wrote about how the robots are getting flipped over, stuck in snow piles and some students have been found to sit on them, or trip over them, when drinking.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2025
Noun
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Steph Curry, having already unwrapped his thumb splint and taken off his ankle braces, asked for them back from the training staff in case Kerr wanted to go back to him.—
Anthony Slater,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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Crucially, the muscles of stags that had been hunted to death contained higher levels of lactic acid, while deer from a slaughterhouse who had their limbs immobilized in a splint before their death had lower levels, suggesting that the acid was generated by physical exertion.—
Alex Hutchinson,
Outside Online,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Nadler was able to hold on to such a large stake by being its first seed investor, putting in some $10 million of his own money before raising any VC funding.—
Rashi Shrivastava,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Still, a measure of the high stakes came during the women’s final, when Anisimova was clearly overwhelmed by the magnitude of the moment, and Świątek defeated her, 6–0, 6–0, in under an hour.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
Noun
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First up, Wu’s favorite sunscreen stick: The Abib Airy Sunstick Smoothing Bar is 30% off and one of the best she’s tried to date.—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
10 July 2025
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Officers were able to successfully deploy stop sticks before the Jeep continued onto I-95 North where police engaged in a pursuit until the area of Exit 64, police said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
10 July 2025
Noun
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Bondi has racked up a string of embarrassments for the president that, despite a supportive post, President Donald Trump won't endure long.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
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The group detailed the news in a series of Facebook posts.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
15 July 2025
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“Sill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sill. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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