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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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Military radar systems, which are more like a lighthouse beam sweeping the sky, generate bursts of radiation with peak emissions reaching 1×10¹⁴ watts.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
Noun
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Just remember that all-purpose cleaner is not suited for porous materials like wood, stone, or any unfinished surface.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
9 July 2025
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Regional artists will be exhibiting such items as paintings, graphics, photography, mixed media, jewelry, ceramics, sculpture, glass and wood, a news release on the event said.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
9 July 2025
Noun
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Emergency repairs began the following month, with work crews replacing dozens of broken or weakened braces that support the wooden structure.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 July 2025
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Demand for new homes dropped to its lowest level in nearly three years last month, according to the latest data, as builders across the country brace for a significant slowdown in construction in the coming months.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 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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Last year, Brookfield sold a 49% stake to international investors in a deal reportedly valuing the property at $1.5 billion.—
Natalie Hoberman,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Haslam Sports Group has sold a 10% stake in the Columbus Crew.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
1 July 2025
Noun
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Amazon This is my favorite stick vacuum that isn't a Dyson.—
Nena Farrell,
Wired News,
10 July 2025
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Switch from cleaning your floors to sucking up messes on your kitchen counters in seconds with this Levoit stick vacuum.—
Shalwah Evans,
People.com,
10 July 2025
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So the team that came on to bring us through post is a murderers’ row of talent.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
5 July 2025
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The episode came as the government was forced to U-Turn on cutting welfare benefits for millions of disabled people, after a rebellion from MPs that has raised questions over how long Reeves or even Prime Minister Keir Starmer might last in their posts.—
Oliver Eagleton,
Time,
5 July 2025
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“Sill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sill. Accessed 17 Jul. 2025.
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