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Recent Examples of sit
The all-white, lace-up tennis sneaker sat upon a yellowed, rubber sole, showcasing Autry’s clean aesthetic and sportswear technology.
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Vogue, 2 May 2025
Ginn City & Lounge Yorck-Berlin sits at the intersection of two neighborhoods worth exploring: Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, full of trendy restaurants, bars and boutiques, and Tempelhof-Schöneberg, home to several popular parks, including Tempelhofer Feld and Natur Park Schöneberger Südgelände.
—Valeriya Safronova, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Perhaps, although the distance continues to grow between those Cup-winning Lightning teams and the group of players sitting quietly at their lockers Wednesday night.
—John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2025
The pair sat together courtside to watch the Lakers’ shocking first-round elimination to the Minnesota Timberwolves.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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Vogue, 2 May 2025
Ginn City & Lounge Yorck-Berlin sits at the intersection of two neighborhoods worth exploring: Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, full of trendy restaurants, bars and boutiques, and Tempelhof-Schöneberg, home to several popular parks, including Tempelhofer Feld and Natur Park Schöneberger Südgelände.
—Valeriya Safronova, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Perhaps, although the distance continues to grow between those Cup-winning Lightning teams and the group of players sitting quietly at their lockers Wednesday night.
—John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2025
The pair sat together courtside to watch the Lakers’ shocking first-round elimination to the Minnesota Timberwolves.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sit
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Proxy adviser Institutional Shareholder Services had recommended that investors vote against the payouts, expressing concerns about the process used to set the compensation.—
Saeed Azhar and Arasu Kannagi Basil,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Any final arrangement must set a framework for peace, stability, and prosperity in the Middle East — meaning that Iran must stop and eliminate its nuclear enrichment and weaponization program.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Apr. 2025
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The Trumps were seated in the front row for the service and the president's midnight blue suit stood in contrast to the waves of black.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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Trump arrived at the Vatican with his wife, first lady Melania Trump, and was seated in the front row, not far from French President Emmanuel Macron, for the outdoor service.—
Darlene Superville,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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Trump’s tariffs on cars, steel and aluminum are still standing, and could crush those Canadian industries.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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On the platform at Wolverhampton station stood a couple of Leicester fans, Curt and Jack Armstrong, who had travelled up from Poole in Dorset to follow their team.—
Rob Tanner,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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Their ordeal, one of several high-profile squatting incidents in Oregon, comes as the state Legislature moves forward on a bipartisan bill aimed at giving property owners faster legal tools to reclaim their homes.—
Arick Wierson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Apr. 2025
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The lightning crouch involves squatting on the balls of one’s feet in a baseball catcher position, head lowered and heels touching to increase the chances that electricity that enters your body from a nearby ground strike will go through one foot will exit out the other.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2025
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Part of this different tweak reflects longer life expectancies, which puts more pressure on an investment portfolio to deliver sound results over time.—
Russ Wiles,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Both leaders tend to put their feet in their mouths.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
23 Apr. 2025
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Further, the program served a Cold War purpose: the abundance produced by American farmers alleviated the worst kinds of human suffering that had spawned tyranny abroad.—
Made by History,
Time,
23 Apr. 2025
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For years, Bravo has had a lock on the traditional reality series with its Real Housewives universe, a franchise that has spawned 12 shows, nine of which are still on the air, as well as 25 standalone spinoffs.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2025
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There are two ways to watch the series through Fubo or Peacock.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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And for investors willing to look beyond the political theater, there is absolutely a way forward – possibly an even more lucrative one.—
Rob Kaplan,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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For lounging at home or casual outings, grab this soft Hanes hoodie that’s marked down to $13 with double discounts.—
Isabel Garcia,
People.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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In another carousel, the beauty vlogger is seen lounging with a cup of coffee, and in another pic, smiling wearing a pair of shades and a bikini on the sand.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Sit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sit. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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