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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spadeworks
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How Tielemans overcame early toils is often used as a source of encouragement by new additions who seem peripheral at first.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Extras in fatigues cluster around the town’s library, which now serves as an entryway to the Upside Down via a multi-story red hole.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
20 Oct. 2025
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In Memphis, the National Guard’s presence has been notably low-key, with troops dressed in standard fatigues rather than combat gear and carrying holstered—not drawn—weapons.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Anthropic has rebuked federal government efforts to preempt state-level oversight of AI — a notably different stance than that of OpenAI, which has pushed for less regulation.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
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Tulane University professor Susann Lusnia, part of the team who identified the artifact, recently visited the museum in Civitavecchia as part of the repatriation efforts.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
19 Oct. 2025
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For others, the online gaming space – from Wordle and chess to blackjack and poker is a welcome respite from the drudgeries of the day.—
Nish Acharya,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Spadeworks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spadeworks. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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