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Recent Examples of sneaker
Tiffany Hayes intended to retire from the WNBA three years ago, but the veteran guard still hasn’t hung up her sneakers.
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Laurence Miedema, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2026
The sneaker company — whose stock had fallen 99% from its high — lacks AI expertise, GPU procurement teams and data center experience, making this a new growth strategy with a low chance of success.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2026
Switch out your sneakers for suede tassel loafers when wearing your best light-colored trousers; also, avoid black accessories and opt for neutral tones or dark brown instead.
—Clare Holden, Glamour, 16 Apr. 2026
For him, the release is about something bigger than sneakers.
—Michael Howes, Baltimore Sun, 2 Apr. 2026
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Laurence Miedema, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2026
The sneaker company — whose stock had fallen 99% from its high — lacks AI expertise, GPU procurement teams and data center experience, making this a new growth strategy with a low chance of success.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2026
Switch out your sneakers for suede tassel loafers when wearing your best light-colored trousers; also, avoid black accessories and opt for neutral tones or dark brown instead.
—Clare Holden, Glamour, 16 Apr. 2026
For him, the release is about something bigger than sneakers.
—Michael Howes, Baltimore Sun, 2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sneaker
Noun
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Only about 30 percent of all nests evade their many predators, including skunks, opossums, raccoons, coyotes, snakes, and even domestic dogs and cats.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
29 Apr. 2026
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That means don’t send your dog out to charge a skunk, and don’t go outside banging on pots and pans or yelling, which is only going to make the skunk feel threatened.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Skunks are mammals that are more like weasels than rodents.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
10 Mar. 2026
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The little animals that will come to be emblematic of the 2026 Games are stoats, extremely cute critters that in real life are related to the weasel and the otter.—
Mark Scaglione,
NBC news,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Kleinman said that snakes, including copperheads, play an important role in the ecosystem.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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Palin was the only Monty Python representative on stage, but the second python of the night after a snake featured in one of the highlight videos.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2026
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The league’s rules around the next round of expansion have yet to be revealed, but if teams are only able to protect three (or four) players again this season, there’s very little chance Pannek and Zumwinkle sneak through should they be left unprotected again.—
Hailey Salvian,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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These sneaks utilize the latest running innovations to ensure your kicks improve performance while still looking stylish.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Sneaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sneaker. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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