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Recent Examples of sit in
Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
An honor council, comprised of administrators, teachers, and members of the student government, would sit in judgment on cases of alleged cheating.
—Nell Freudenberger, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2025
Linton was conducting a sit-in supporting universal health care.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2025
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Verb
On practice days, Szwoch will sit in the stands watching Ullmark fend off shots and take instructions from the Sens’ goalie coach, Justin Peters.
—Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
An honor council, comprised of administrators, teachers, and members of the student government, would sit in judgment on cases of alleged cheating.
—Nell Freudenberger, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Noun
The contours of Hind’s death grew into an international outrage, with Columbia student protesters renaming a campus building Hind’s Hall during a sit-in that spring; Macklemore wrote a song.
—E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2025
Linton was conducting a sit-in supporting universal health care.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sit in
Verb
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Margarita Valladares takes the keys and locks the door of El Guanaco as a customer walks out.—
Ashley Grams,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
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Teachers who encourage students to walk out or assist them in doing so could also face investigation, potentially resulting in revocation of their teaching certificates.—
Silas Allen,
Dallas Morning News,
4 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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All that standing and walking and winnowing down culminated with Tuesday night’s best in show event.—
Poupay Jutharat,
Vogue,
4 Feb. 2026
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The Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday denied a report that claimed the organization told its players to stay inside their team hotel, take the team bus rather than walk to the stadium and carry their passports with them at all times.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
3 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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While a slowdown hits most buyers, properties valued above $10 million are marching to their own beat.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
2 Feb. 2026
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The meters are intended to control the flow of traffic onto state highways to diminish slowdowns and collisions, said Nick Liccardo, a senior transportation engineer with the state Department of Transportation.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Sit in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sit%20in. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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