skimmer

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Recent Examples of skimmer Concerned for the fate of local black skimmers, Coastal Expeditions helped organize a harbor paddling trip to raise awareness. Lauren Mowery, AFAR Media, 13 Dec. 2024 Here are some ways to spot a credit card skimmer, according to Capital One. Fernanda Galan, Sacramento Bee, 13 Jan. 2025 How to spot and avoid card skimmers The FBI warns that card skimmers can appear on fuel pumps, ATMs and other point-of-sale terminals like parking pay stations. Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 7 Jan. 2025 While credit card skimmers are meant to go unnoticed, there are methods to detect them to safeguard your credit card information and help prevent identity theft. Marley Malenfant, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for skimmer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skimmer
Noun
  • Lees Ferry, the put-in for boaters on the Grand Canyon, lies just downstream of the dam, which releases cold water from the bottom of Lake Powell and provides hydroelectric power in the process.
    Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Residents who live near a fishing location, spend a lot of time near the water or are avid boaters are encouraged to get involved.
    Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Step 1: Remove Solids Use a spoon to remove the turmeric or the food containing turmeric.
    Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Add the wine, turn up the heat, stir and scrape with a wooden spoon to deglaze the pan deposits, and simmer until the liquid reduces by about half, 3 to 5 minutes.
    Kaila Yu, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Serve with endive cups for the best elegant dipper.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 26 Nov. 2024
  • From the Big Dipper, trace a line away from the handle through the two stars that form the top of the dipper’s bowl, and that will point at Capella.
    Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • With helmets on, the sick astronauts would have been unable to blow their noses, and the buildup of pressure could have ruptured their eardrums: a painful and possibly career-ending injury.
    Kiona N. Smith, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Tech innovator Ethan Skate (Stanley Tucci) has developed virtual reality helmets called neurocasters with bifurcation capabilities, meaning people can work and play at the same time, enjoying safe VR leisure pursuits while their robot avatars take care of the hard stuff in the dystopian real world.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Just before blending, use a ladle or liquid measuring cup to scoop out a cup or so of the broth or stock.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Some chefs, and both chefs’ grandmothers, would beat yolks and white separately before combining them with a few ladles full of cooler broth.
    Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • In a portrait that is emblematic of her art, Gottfried photographed a circus entertainer dressed in a top hat and white tie, accompanied by his two canine partners, also formally attired, the large Doberman pinscher in a white tie and a turban, the miniature pinscher with a frilly collar.
    Arthur Lubow, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
  • The Arabian Knight has a flying carpet and a turban, as if a stripper service sent you Beefcake Prince of Persia.
    Darren Franich, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Two days later the officers obliged, surprising the young whistleblower with two scoops of ice cream topped with blue sprinkles.
    Lex Harvey, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Top with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream for a delightful dessert that's perfect for big family get-togethers.
    Erin Hooker, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • It's got a Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 chip under the hood, plenty of RAM and storage, and a sizable 6,000mAh battery.
    Eric Zeman, PCMAG, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Since 2020, only one case of abandonment, in which a premature infant was left on the hood of a car in Mansfield and survived, was captured after multiple revisions of OCA data, Ghio said.
    Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2025

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