sterns

plural of stern

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Noun
  • There's a large body of physical evidence as well, including moon rocks, subsequent photos of the landing sites and the existence of a retroreflector that can bounce back beams from Earth.
    Adam Carlson, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
  • According to the graphic on the Optoma UHZ58LV's product page (reproduced below), one laser takes care of the red color spectrum while the other beams out blue, green and yellow.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The short clip, which was viewed over 634,000 times, shows the employee filming while walking past a row of wagging tails and barking dogs to investigate.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Zebras, ostriches, baboons, impalas, elephants, crocodiles, elephants whose tails had been eaten by crocodiles.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Estrogen gave her smooth cheeks and wider hips but left her voice untouched.
    James Marcus, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Briana was kicking up her feet and watching Jayden mug for the camera, chubby cheeks raised high in a smile.
    Jayme Fraser, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • That was Wilson, the genial leather-breeches maker, shoving a soldier to his knees.
    Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Ultimately, there were over 50 levee breeches, leaving 80% of the city of New Orleans underwater, per NOAA.
    Avalon Hester, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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“Sterns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sterns. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.

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