Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sills
Noun
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Elsewhere in the hotel, the look is rustic and Mediterranean, combining traditional elements like wooden ceiling beams, elegant canopies draped over king-size beds, and carpets made of natural fibers.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Feb. 2026 -
The researchers used focused ion beams to mill the QR code onto the ceramic film, with individual pixels measuring just 49 nanometers each.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The rebar inside looked like rusted braces without teeth.—
Danielle Paquette The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
17 Feb. 2026
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The results point to a future where things like knee braces, exoskeletons, or even joint replacements could be tailored to an individual’s exact joint motion.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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
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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
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The city still lay in ruin, filled with piles of rubble and half-destroyed buildings.—
Nicholas Lemann,
New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2026
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Behold his corpse presented in front of two enormous piles of bottles, as green and resplendent as Christmas trees.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
21 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Those organizations are setting up a high-stakes legal battle that could go all the way up to the Supreme Court.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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Rawlings’s tutorial zeal seemed to derive equally from the existential stakes of the race and the candidate’s evident need of guidance.—
Tad Friend,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Grab your mateys and check out all the shiver-me-timbers experiences this year.—
Kari Barnett,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Jan. 2026
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Tiffany Duggan of Studio Duggan notes that stainless steel, in particular, pairs wonderfully with natural timbers and is poised to grow even more popular in the coming year.—
Hannah Coates,
Vogue,
9 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Didorosi has sketches of small trucks in various configurations, hauling lumber or potted plants.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
22 Feb. 2026
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The administration has already used Section 232 investigations to impose across-the-board duties on steel, aluminum, copper, lumber, furniture, cars and car parts.—
Auzinea Bacon,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Weiss told Southern Jewish Life that the consulate gave the AJFF time to review Karim’s posts before festival judging began.—
Rodney Ho,
AJC.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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Mandelson served in senior government posts under Blair between 1997 and 2001, and under Prime Minister Gordon Brown from 2008 to 2010.—
Pan Pylas,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Sills.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sills. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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