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Recent Examples of sit in
Emma Ashe, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
Ongoing projects, including trail repairs and archaeological surveys, sit in limbo.
—AFAR Media, 23 Oct. 2025
Liam Hess, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2025
In contrast, there are about 17,000 sit-in Starbucks stores across the United States.
—Vivek Astvansh, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Get rid of clogs in drains, and make sure to clean the garbage disposal and not let food debris sit in it.
—Emma Ashe, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
Ongoing projects, including trail repairs and archaeological surveys, sit in limbo.
—AFAR Media, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
And Steam Cafe is the in-house coffee shop pouring Cloud Picker Coffee for sit-in and takeaway.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2025
In contrast, there are about 17,000 sit-in Starbucks stores across the United States.
—Vivek Astvansh, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sit in
Verb
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Growing up, my friends and I would trek to the local video store every Friday and walk out with armloads of VHS cassettes, and later DVDs.—
Bear McCreary,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
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During a pre-pageant event, pageant director Nawat Itsaragrisil publicly chastised Miss Mexico Fátima Bosch, leading to a tense back-and-forth exchange that resulted in several contestants walking out in support of Bosch.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Nov. 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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In the 47-second video, the agent can be seen walking around Good’s maroon Honda Pilot, which is in the middle of the street blocking traffic.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
10 Jan. 2026
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Bryant went 6 of 7 from the free-throw line over the final two minutes of the fourth quarter to keep the Hurricane at arm's length and walk away with a tough 79-71 victory at Hornet Arena.—
Erick Taylor,
Arkansas Online,
10 Jan. 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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The unexpected collapse of Technicolor triggered layoffs and production disruptions, while a broader post-pandemic slowdown has seen commissions drop nearly 30%.—
Ben Croll,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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Airport numbers slow to rebound in Bay Area Potential air traffic slowdowns are arriving at a delicate time for airports, some of which have yet to recover from temporary travel restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic and the effects since.—
HECTOR AMEZCUA,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Sit in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sit%20in. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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