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Recent Examples of sit in
Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2025
Bouquets of flowers sat in front of the display next to a donation box for the Kearns’ family’s food fund.
—Chevall Pryce, Baltimore Sun, 4 Aug. 2025
Indianapolis Star, IndyStar, 7 Aug. 2025
That means no finals week walkouts or late-night sit-ins— two common protest tactics.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2025
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Verb
This one is a bronze likeness of Hauge sitting in a director’s chair that was sculpted and cast by artist Charlie DiNapoli, a Santa Clara University grad.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2025
Bouquets of flowers sat in front of the display next to a donation box for the Kearns’ family’s food fund.
—Chevall Pryce, Baltimore Sun, 4 Aug. 2025
Noun
Multiple protests are planned, including a sit-in at the Statehouse and a protest at the Governor's Residence.
—Indianapolis Star, IndyStar, 7 Aug. 2025
That means no finals week walkouts or late-night sit-ins— two common protest tactics.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sit in
Verb
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After Haner granted the mistrial, the mother walked out of the courtroom and into the attorney holding room where her son was sitting.—
Stephanie Kuzydym,
The Courier-Journal,
15 Aug. 2025
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The couple walked out of prison after serving two and a half years, and have always maintained their innocence.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
14 Aug. 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 a sweet video promo posted on both Instagram accounts, Danny is seen walking with Elena and personally inviting her to go on tour with him during the months of September and October.—
Jessica Roiz,
Billboard,
16 Aug. 2025
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Anybody walking the convention floor will immediately be dispelled of the notion that events like GalaxyCon are only for teenaged boys and middle-aged men nostalgic for their own youth.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
16 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The job action shut down the entirety of New Jersey Transit’s rail service, from the foothills of the Shawangunk Mountains in New York to Atlantic City — including, most notably, trains into and out of Pennsylvania Station in Manhattan.—
Dan Barry,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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The order also directed an investigation of the job action, which was a violation of the Taylor Law barring certain state employees from striking.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Top-line revenue growth also accelerated slightly quarter-over-quarter, even though analysts were expecting a slowdown there.—
Brendan Ahern,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Higher speeds allow more devices to connect at once without slowdowns.—
Kara McGinley,
USA Today,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Sit in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sit%20in. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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