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Recent Examples of Synonyms for starred (in)
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Among the hundreds of surgeries performed over three decades by ElAttrache, his patients include the four 2024 MLB most valuable player and Cy Young Award winners — Ohtani, Aaron Judge, Chris Sale and Tarik Skubal.
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The International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery reports that the average number of hair restoration surgeries performed per member in the past year is 178.
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In the birthright citizenship decision, what the justices are looking at is the language of the Constitutional Amendment creating birthright citizenship, how it's been interpreted, and including a law that codified that amendment.
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This has become increasingly difficult, with professional players routinely simulating injuries and an offside rule that is interpreted to within fractions of an inch.
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She’s portrayed as misguided and misunderstood, not evil.
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In Legend, a world made up of unicorns, magic, and rainbows, Darkness (portrayed by Tim Curry) attempts to create eternal night by killing the remaining unicorns.
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The Smith Family Foundation has played a leadership role in Trenton, New Jersey, for a decade.
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This time green and red shared the spotlight as Algeria played Austria in a Group J match, the final one that determined who would advance to the knockout stage.
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Eventually, the rewrite and actors workshop rehearsal combined — a two-week period in which Jones, McCormick, Wilde, Rogen, Cruz, and Norton acted out, improvised scenes, and, most importantly, talked about characters.
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In the video, Allie dramatically acted out both sides of the conversation, capturing the feeling of trying to extract a straightforward answer from her mom.
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While the tax law of 2025 led to some modifications in the QSBS rules, the tax changes apply only to shares acquired after that law was enacted.
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Notably, the change was enacted on a bipartisan basis, Cassidy said.
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In an effort to conceal the causes of death, Sit impersonated the owners and had the dogs cremated, according to prosecutors.
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The former Smiths frontman first voiced his concerns about being impersonated online in April 2025.
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The Board’s recommendations are advisory, and Meta is not required to implement them, though the company has historically acted on roughly 75 percent of Board recommendations, which makes its response to this particular ruling worth watching.
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But the legislature has since acted to bolster local authority to regulate oil operations.
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“Starred (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/starred%20%28in%29. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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