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Recent Examples of sit in
Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
As dinner miraculously gets out, the tension in the galley spills over into the crew mess, where João, Jason, and Eddy sit in an uneasy silence.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026
Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026
In the summer of 1960, Jackson participated in a sit-in at the whites-only Greenville County Public Library and was subsequently arrested as one of the Greenville Eight for disorderly conduct.
—Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
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Verb
Slivers of domestic Wagyu tenderloin sit in a deep salsa negra fortified with soy sauce.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
As dinner miraculously gets out, the tension in the galley spills over into the crew mess, where João, Jason, and Eddy sit in an uneasy silence.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
Yunseo Chung Immigration officials moved to deport Yunseo Chung, a then-21-year-old Columbia undergraduate from South Korea with permanent resident status, in March 2025 after she and other students were arrested by local law enforcement at a sit-in at the university.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026
In the summer of 1960, Jackson participated in a sit-in at the whites-only Greenville County Public Library and was subsequently arrested as one of the Greenville Eight for disorderly conduct.
—Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sit in
Verb
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The three unions, representing most district employees, were prepared to walk out together unless each union achieved its own tentative agreement.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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Penton walked out herself and hugged two women who’d attended the proceedings.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
15 Apr. 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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Denzel Clarke hit a two-out double in the third against MacKenzie Gore (2-1), who walked consecutive batters before Wilson’s single.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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The other man attempted to walk around the victim to get in the elevator when the victim nudged him with his laundry basket.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 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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But if the same conditions persist for the whole year, home sale numbers are more likely to decline compared to 2025, a significant signal pointing to an economic slowdown.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
14 Apr. 2026
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The camera can rattle off hundreds of JPG images at 10fps with no slowdown, but is limited to about 35 Raw images before the capture rate slows, a sign that the camera's buffer memory is full.—
Jim Fisher,
PC Magazine,
14 Apr. 2026
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