Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surnamed
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The commercial airlines named in the suit are still fighting for it to be dismissed by the court.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026 -
Her play helped lead San Marcos to its first-ever Open Division title; she was named both Palomar League and CIF San Diego Section Player of the Year.—
Clark Fahrenthold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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One trustee, Keys Allen, is termed out, and another spot — Alina Mullen’s — has been unoccupied for months.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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Netflix, running what might be termed Operation Reassure Wall Street, has recently made Co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters available to consumer media outlets with sizable finance and entertainment audiences.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
23 Jan. 2026
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Tragically, one hatchling died during heavy snowfall, but two — dubbed Sunny and Gizmo — survived the harsh season, spread their wings and flew away.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2026
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More than 3,000 federal immigration personnel have been deployed to Minneapolis since December in what the administration has dubbed Operation Metro Surge.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
24 Jan. 2026
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By the late Nineties, when the media had christened the police force as the Davao Death Squad, or DDS, Duterte enjoyed the allegiance of almost every barangay captain in the city.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Jurie, christened ‘Ju-Ju’ for her stutter, joins them.—
Blake Simons,
IndieWire,
26 Jan. 2026
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When the dollar weakens and other currencies strengthen, investments denominated in those currencies become more valuable when converted back into dollars.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
4 Jan. 2026
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Western governments moved to freeze Russian assets denominated in US dollars, prompting governments in Russia — as well as China — to look for ways to decrease exposure to American policy decisions, Lindahl said.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
25 Dec. 2025
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That summer, the NYAG’s general counsel finally found an objectionable line in one of Goldis’s blog posts, titled Free to Ban.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Jan. 2026
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Vin Diesel just announced that the next film in Universal‘s Fast & Furious franchise, which now is titled Fast Forever, will hit theaters on March 17, 2028.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
30 Jan. 2026
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Mega Millions and Powerball jackpot winners can decide on cash or annuity payment within 60 days after becoming entitled to the prize.—
Staff Reports,
The Providence Journal,
28 Jan. 2026
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But who is entitled to forgive?—
Bernadette Meyler,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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During the two years between her first and her second, ultimately permanent departure, Ens was baptized.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
21 Jan. 2026
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Frisbee recounts feeling bathed in warm light and then having had a vision of himself leading thousands of hippies into the Pacific Ocean to be baptized.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Surnamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surnamed. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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