as in sit-down
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Recent Examples of sit in
Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Jan. 2026
Hollies don't like to sit in standing water for long—this will eventually kill them.
—Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 20 Jan. 2026
Ella Lee, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2025
That morning, a group of protesters arrived outside his house and staged a sit-in.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
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Verb
After watering, drain away any extra fertilizer pooling in your plant saucer so the roots don't sit in soggy soil.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Jan. 2026
Hollies don't like to sit in standing water for long—this will eventually kill them.
—Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 20 Jan. 2026
Noun
Linton was conducting a sit-in supporting universal health care.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2025
That morning, a group of protesters arrived outside his house and staged a sit-in.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sit in
Verb
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Shortly after being resentenced, Thompson escaped from the Harris County jail in Houston by walking out the front door virtually unchallenged by deputies.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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The future is still uncertain for Porter, who walked out of jail on his own.—
Sara Machi,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 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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Together, the three systems enable continuous, adaptive whole-body autonomy — allowing humanoid robots to walk, carry, reach, and recover in real time.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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What kind of person would shoot a poet on the street and walk away?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 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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If this figure is more reliable, then there has been a flattening of growth and a spending slowdown in Europe.—
Kevin Rozario,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Conversely, economic slowdown could pressure silver more severely than gold, as industrial users might seek substitutes or reduce consumption when prices remain elevated.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Sit in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sit%20in. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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