sills

Definition of sillsnext
plural of sill

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Noun
  • Within the 10 rooms, wooden beams and centuries-old doors coexist with rainfall showers.
    Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Wrap string lights around railings or porch beams for a warm glow.
    Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 14 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • As a child, Smith used crutches and leg braces.
    John Beifuss, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Many of the braces were shipped to beneficiaries who neither requested nor needed them, the DOJ said.
    Sergio Candido, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Breathability The best plantar fasciitis night splints are as breathable as possible to avoid excess sweating during the night.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Health care providers can perform X-Rays, put on splints and suture wounds, test for respiratory illnesses and viral infections such as COVID and strep throat and perform urine analysis, among other services.
    Jonny Williams, The Providence Journal, 23 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The three-block stretch, between 16th and 19th avenues, looks markedly different from just a year ago, when tents, abandoned cars and piles of trash crowded the street and sidewalks.
    Da Lin, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
  • Black smoke billowed into the night sky of the Ukrainian capital, the morning revealing charred cars and piles of debris scattered next to damaged buildings.
    Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 16 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • But the highest-stakes appeals to reasonableness have always been in the law.
    Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Just six months from high-stakes midterm elections, Democrats need to be explaining how to bake that pie.
    Evan Thies, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The dimensions of the timbers correspond exactly to the drawings of the ship that survive, and the dendrochronological dating matches the vessel’s year of construction in 1772.
    Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Inside, design inspiration comes from classic cinema, with rustic parquet floors, lacquered timbers, and local stones.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • But someone on every construction crew must endlessly ferry supplies from the lumber yard to the site.
    Nick Morton, HollywoodReporter, 20 Apr. 2026
  • From being a major cotton and lumber port in the 19th century to producing some of the East Coast’s most revered oysters in recent years, this riverside town has remnants of history around every corner.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Update to the latest version to see all Vogue content, as well as new features like our Runway Genius quiz, Group Chats, and posts from Vogue contributors.
    Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Sharon, who used ChatGPT to learn about the egrets, posts nightly updates in a Facebook group dedicated to the prevention efforts.
    Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Apr. 2026
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“Sills.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sills. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.

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