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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sterns
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According to the team, each isotope produces a distinct resonance pattern when exposed to neutron beams across different energy levels.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
28 May 2026 -
Niall Horan beams on stage while performing at Radio 1's Big Weekend in Sunderland, England, on May 23.—
People Staff,
PEOPLE,
28 May 2026
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The business also has made Space Shuttle drag parachutes for the orbiter, and parachutes that deploy from the tails of F-22 and F-35 military jets to break them from unrecoverable stalls or spins.—
Pat Maio,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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Galactic collisions can stretch spiral arms out into long tidal tails, boosting a galaxy’s size.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
29 May 2026
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Yellow-rumps, as birders call them, have been seen migrating through northern Illinois even in April and late March.—
Sheryl DeVore,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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The women stood on the doorsteps with their rumps to the crowd, skirts lifted to flash tattered green knickers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Mar. 2026
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Beef cheeks and tongues, Frenched racks of lamb, glistening hams, poulet de Bresse, and rabbits still with their heads, round eyes blinkless under long lashes frozen in the ice.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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When creating Dern’s look, Hayward skipped pinky hues on the cheeks.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
30 May 2026
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Sea holly, also known as bear's breeches, produces beautiful flower spikes and large, attractive leaves that slugs find unappealing.—
Samantha Johnson,
Martha Stewart,
20 May 2026
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Wildflowers dot the park’s floor during the warmer months, like spring snowdrops, bellwort, Dutchman’s breeches, and wild roses; Iowa’s pretty pink state flower (the prairie rose) also flourishes here from June through August.—
Erika Ebsworth-Goold,
Midwest Living,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Sterns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sterns. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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