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Noun
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Similar to another Southern favorite, pimiento cheese, this dip is delicious with dippers like pretzel sticks, cucumbers, and celery.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
26 Apr. 2026 -
Serve with dippers such as pita bread, carrots, tomatoes, peppers, radishes, and/or and celery.—
Hannah Agran,
Midwest Living,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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This evolved into the throwing of plastic spoons, which is now a screening staple.—
Donald Liebenson,
IndieWire,
24 Apr. 2026
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Select boxes of Froot Loops, Frosted Flakes, Corn Pops, Apple Jacks, Frosted Mini-Wheats, Rice Krispies, Corn Flakes and Cocoa Loops will feature toys, spoons, trading cards or movie ticket promotions, according to a news release.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Senato started rewarding players for key plays, like two-out RBIs, with stickers on their helmets, which serves as motivation.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Apr. 2026
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Law-enforcement officers, clad in helmets and flak jackets and wielding long guns, materialized on the stage.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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Scientists say that shells of reptiles caught by children may have been used as ladles or digging devices by early humans over 100,000 years ago.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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While quickly whisking the eggs, add a few ladles of the hot soup to the egg mixture to temper the mixture and bring it up to temperature without scrambling the eggs.—
Hailee Catalano,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In Chan’s earlier Breathers, the figures were often purely black or white, and many of them wore hoods.—
Dawn Chan,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Wielding an axe, the 26-year-old Englewood resident damaged the hoods and windows of a dozen cars parked in the lot, causing more than $75,000 in damage, prosecutors said.—
Rebecca Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Long before the site ran scoops about members of Congress traipsing around Edinburgh Castle, a young Levin harbored political aspirations.—
Paula Mejía,
New Yorker,
15 Apr. 2026
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Now, a race is on for leverage between two political parties facing comparable strategic risks — each with members facing growing questions over their alleged conduct — and for scoops among news outlets, seeking to break the story first.—
Justine McDaniel,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Princess Eugenie donned one of her over-the-top head toppers as Queen Elizabeth waved on.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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Sandwich Upgrades Our testers loved reaching for these condiments and toppers to really up their sandwich game.—
Katlyn Moncada,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Skimmers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skimmers. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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