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Recent Examples of sit in
David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
Visitors to the exhibit can sit in a section and watch as Desplat and del Toro discuss the scoring process.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
With little legislative recourse to block the map, Missouri Democrats have decried Republicans and planned a rally outside the Capitol in Jefferson City for Wednesday, while three lawmakers staged a five-day sit-in on the House floor.
—Joseph Ax, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Wiping cloths are supposed to sit in sanitizing solution when not in use.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
Visitors to the exhibit can sit in a section and watch as Desplat and del Toro discuss the scoring process.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
Leading up to the vote, three Democratic lawmakers staged a days-long sit-in at the House chamber to protest that the session began while most members were absent.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
With little legislative recourse to block the map, Missouri Democrats have decried Republicans and planned a rally outside the Capitol in Jefferson City for Wednesday, while three lawmakers staged a five-day sit-in on the House floor.
—Joseph Ax, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sit in
Verb
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At one point, Solo Sikoa walked out from backstage to gesture towards Sami.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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Long before their food arrives, Maggie asks for the check, pays, and walks out.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
17 Oct. 2025
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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No matter what had happened over the first two quarters of a game, Turner would watch Simons walk up to Damian Lillard’s locker and receive a breakdown of the action.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Lila Moss Kate Moss' daughter, Lila Moss, walked the runway at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in a gray long-sleeve jumpsuit which read pink across the chest.—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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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The upheaval comes as brands battle to reverse a slowdown in luxury consumption worldwide, with aspirational consumers turning their backs on high-ends goods after several years of steep price increases in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
17 Oct. 2025
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That’s why a slowdown in Little Village threatens to have a spillover effect on Chicago.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Sit in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sit%20in. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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