as in sit-down
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Recent Examples of sit in
New Atlas, 17 Feb. 2026
Because there are so many more impressive people who are going to sit in your tent today and yesterday.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Feb. 2026
Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Six months prior to his arrival in Greensboro, four Black students from North Carolina A&T refused to leave the whites-only Woolworth lunch counter, launching a sit-in movement that soon drew national attention.
—Gibbs Knotts, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026
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Verb
Both scoots sit in the same displacement class and offer more or less the same power.
—New Atlas, 17 Feb. 2026
Because there are so many more impressive people who are going to sit in your tent today and yesterday.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Feb. 2026
Noun
Participates in a sit-in at the whites-only Greenville County Public Library as one of the Greenville Eight.
—Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Six months prior to his arrival in Greensboro, four Black students from North Carolina A&T refused to leave the whites-only Woolworth lunch counter, launching a sit-in movement that soon drew national attention.
—Gibbs Knotts, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sit in
Verb
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When kids walked out of classes in 2018 to rally against gun violence in the aftermath of the Parkland massacre, school officials looked to turn the heightened interest into a teaching moment.—
Jeffrey S. Solochek,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Feb. 2026
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More than 70 Democrats boycotted the address, and about a dozen more walked out of the House chamber throughout his 108-minute speech.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Ahead of the sit-down dinner and ceremony, guests such as Storm Reid, Christine Quinn, Jurnee Smollett, and Lukas Gage trickled in from the rainy outdoors over an hour or so, greeted inside with Casamigos cocktails, filet mignon canapés, and more.—
Jamila Stewart,
Vogue,
22 Mar. 2023
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News in the sit-down, which was recorded on March 15.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
Peoplemag,
22 Mar. 2023
Verb
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The team is reachable via text or WhatsApp, responsive and warm, happy to arrange a boat or send a buggy when the walk down to the beach feels ambitious.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
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As the driver walks toward the vehicle behind the rig, a van, a person can be seen fleeing the scene on foot.—
Terry Castleman,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The pilots’ job action was in protest of the Belgian government’s reforms to federal pensions.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
15 Oct. 2025
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Organized job actions like strikes or sickouts are prohibited by federal law, but since air traffic control staffing is so tight, a small number of employees taking unscheduled time off can be enough to cause problems.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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With the next round of debuts and sophomore shows, their houses need solid creative foundations to further recover from the luxury slowdown.—
Lucy Maguire,
Vogue,
24 Feb. 2026
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Home Depot saw a decline in profit in 2025 amid a slowdown in the housing market and economic uncertainty.—
Kelly Yamanouchi,
AJC.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Sit in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sit%20in. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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