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Recent Examples of sill
Don’t forget the window frame and sill, where dirty water tends to pool.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
Consider using Cambria as window-sill cladding, shelving for a wet bar, or even as focal-point wall installations that serve as artwork in their own right.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2026
For example, Hancock recommends this approach when your plants are positioned directly in a sunny south-facing sill.
—Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 8 Feb. 2026
All of the above procedures can be carried out on a sunny window sill.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 9 Jan. 2026
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
Consider using Cambria as window-sill cladding, shelving for a wet bar, or even as focal-point wall installations that serve as artwork in their own right.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2026
For example, Hancock recommends this approach when your plants are positioned directly in a sunny south-facing sill.
—Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 8 Feb. 2026
All of the above procedures can be carried out on a sunny window sill.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 9 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sill
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At an event yesterday at the Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead—formerly the Homestake gold mine—project leaders and government supporters gathered to sign the first steel beam to be sent underground, beginning the construction of the facility’s detectors.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
8 May 2026
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With underground installation now underway, Fermilab’s next major target is delivering the first neutrino beam to DUNE by 2031.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
8 May 2026
Noun
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The idea to create these pieces, which deftly straddle the world of art and fashion, came from a sketch that founder Erin Saluti made more than a decade ago—her dream purse, made from a block of wood.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
28 Apr. 2026
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Pick your fish from the chalkboard, choose your preparation, then watch the wood-fire theatrics.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Apr. 2026
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The message from Silicon Valley is that AI is restructuring the workforce in real time—and that the rest of corporate America should brace for the same.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Those who are eager to drive further afield can explore the vast open Togoro Plains to the north, or brace the madness of Seronera, the nearest airstrip, an hour’s drive away.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Apr. 2026
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Spirit’s losses grew, and its cash pile shrank.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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Aerial footage of the building showed piles of paper products and other debris burned.—
Chelsea Hylton,
CBS News,
11 May 2026
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Vanderbilt had his finger taped and had a splint on the finger after the game.—
Broderick Turner
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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Your doctor may also prescribe corticosteroids, which are synthetic anti-inflammatory medicines, or suggest using a splint or brace to help relieve pressure on the area.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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TikTok's Chinese parent company, ByteDance, still retains a minority stake in the American version of TikTok, which licenses its algorithm from ByteDance.—
Katherine Faulders,
ABC News,
8 May 2026
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Orlopp declined to comment on rumors that the German government, which has a 12% stake in Commerzbank, could increase its stake as part of an alternative proposal.—
Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
8 May 2026
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Can create offense through skating and stick skills, and can shoot the puck.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
7 May 2026
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Some of the chemicals that didn’t stick were flushed with the multibillion-dollar industry’s wastewater into local sewer pipes and, eventually, the region’s rivers.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
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In 2024, Hamilton shared posts on X promoting misinformation about FEMA spending during Hurricane Helene.—
Gabriela Aoun Angueira,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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The Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants also expressed condolences with posts on the platform.—
Matt Moret,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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“Sill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sill. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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