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Recent Examples of sit in
Gary Bedore
may 25, Kansas City Star, 25 May 2026
Farther west, in Arizona, travelers can sit in the historic barber’s chair at Angel and Vilma Delgadillo’s Original Route 66 Gift Shop.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
Amira Jadoon, The Conversation, 13 May 2026
The rally, organized by Jewish Voice for Peace, was set up first as an anti-war sit-in to demand that the Democratic politicians stop the sale of bombs to Israel, according to the organization's Instagram.
—Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Fans who do not sit in temporary bleachers will be allowed to bring their own lawn chairs or stand during the action.
—Gary Bedore
may 25, Kansas City Star, 25 May 2026
Farther west, in Arizona, travelers can sit in the historic barber’s chair at Angel and Vilma Delgadillo’s Original Route 66 Gift Shop.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
Noun
Following the March 2025 Jaffar Express attack, prominent Baloch rights defender Mahrang Baloch was arrested under anti-terrorist laws, while three protesters were shot dead at a peaceful sit-in in Quetta.
—Amira Jadoon, The Conversation, 13 May 2026
The rally, organized by Jewish Voice for Peace, was set up first as an anti-war sit-in to demand that the Democratic politicians stop the sale of bombs to Israel, according to the organization's Instagram.
—Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sit in
Verb
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As soon as the customers would walk out of sight, the drivers would take photos of the offending vehicle, then back their flatbeds into place and load them up, usually within a couple of minutes.—
Kelsy Mittauer,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
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In a nod to her Noughties rom-com glory days, Lopez embraced glam that could have walked out of the early 2000s.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
3 June 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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There are 36 villas here, a line-up of restaurants and bars, walking trails through primary forest, open-air massages, an immaculate lawn tennis court, two spas and a boutique.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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The plan was to walk to the Ecuadorian embassy, on Avenue de Messine, west into the Eighth Arrondissement, just south of the gate into Parc Monceau.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 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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Shuffield said the slowdown Miami-Dade’s real estate market has seen over the past few years doesn’t worry him, especially when compared to the crash in 2008, when the median home price in the county fell from $380,000 to $150,000.—
Catherine Odom,
Miami Herald,
2 June 2026
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But higher oil prices — particularly if the conflict in the Middle East escalates — or a deteriorating labor market could make the consumer slowdown sharper than currently anticipated.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
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“Sit in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sit%20in. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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