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Recent Examples of spindle
The Safavieh Parker Dining Chairs are the perfect mix of farmhouse and transitional style with their durable oak wood frame and spindle flat-back design.
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Sanah Faroke, Peoplemag, 16 Nov. 2023
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Sanah Faroke, Peoplemag, 16 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spindle
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Rosé wines typically range from light red to pink to salmon, but color alone doesn’t define a rosé.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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Dozens of hybrids offer a rainbow of bloom colors from white to gold to pink to green with large, interesting foliage.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
4 June 2025
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Humans have used projectile weapons like rocks and spears from the beginning.—
David Yamane,
The Conversation,
1 May 2025
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As Ciampa dangled, Dawkins leaped from the ladder and speared Ciampa down through a table that was set up beneath him.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Sirens echoed in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, with the nighttime skies over the latter lighted with bursts of yellow as missiles from Israel’s Arrow defense system lanced up to intercept Iranian ballistic missiles.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2025
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If unresolved in two more weeks, lancing the lesion, doing a punch biopsy, or removing it might end up needing to be done.—
Dr. John De Jong,
Boston Herald,
25 May 2025
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The intoxicated passenger was recorded grabbing the victim's hair and spitting on her.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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Jonathan Groff’s penchant for spitting on audiences became mainstream enough to warrant a joke at the Tonys.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
25 June 2025
Verb
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This works best for larger pike fillets (pike in the 22-inch to 30-inch range).—
Joe Cermele,
Outdoor Life,
15 Sep. 2023
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Don't let your hips drop or pike up; pull your belly button up toward your spine and push the floor away from you with your hands.—
Mallory Creveling,
Health,
3 Sep. 2023
Verb
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The shuttle begins July 1 and runs through Labor Day.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
28 June 2025
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More irksome is the vein of hypocrisy running through this ‘standard setting’ messaging from Sox leadership.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
27 June 2025
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Danny Ramon, director of intelligence at supply chain risk management provider Overhaul, said that holiday weekends typically see cargo theft rates spiking by 50 to 100 percent.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
1 July 2025
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California bars must provide drink lids to prevent spiking A new California law requires bars and nightclubs that serve alcohol but not food — also known as a Type 48 license holders — to offer drink lids to any customer who asks.—
Angela Rodriguez,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2025
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Resist the urge to stick exclusively with people from the same background who all see the world the same way.—
Robert E. Siegel,
CNBC,
26 June 2025
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Courts can’t stick their heads in the sand to an obvious way that a new technology might severely harm the incentive to create, just because the issue has not come up before.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
26 June 2025
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“Spindle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spindle. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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