as in bombs
to be unsuccessful
her intended comeback movie tanked at the box office, and once again she was relegated to TV guest spots
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Verb
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Ukraine bombs Russian energy infrastructure to defend civilians and destroy the Kremlin war machine.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Oct. 2025 -
Remind them their worth is non-negotiable When your child fails — gets cut from the team, bombs a test — remind them their value isn't up for debate.—
Jennifer Breheny Wallace,
CNBC,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Construct or purchase wire cages and plant the bulbs inside.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Oct. 2025
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The announcement said that Tulane had been notified of the situation and would send a team to pick up the monkeys that were still in their cages.—
Erin Clements,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Amina blows her mom a kiss and then flops down in her crib, pretending to be asleep.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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At one point, Alex comes over to recheck his map and, seeing Rizo attempt to analyze his work, flops over on the puzzle, causing Rizo to pause.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But for decades, fisheries managers stocked trout in rivers for people to keep and fill their coolers every weekend.—
Christine Peterson,
Outdoor Life,
30 Oct. 2025
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The second method, orbital cloud data centers, would see satellite constellations fitted with servers, broadband links, solar panels, and radiative coolers.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The notion that the catastrophe stems from inadequate defense spending collapses the moment the interceptors fail.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
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When the ceiling collapses in her Montauk apartment, she’s forced to move to a bleak low-rent motel.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In addition, the anti-inflammatory nutrients in purple rice help to protect cells from damage.—
Bethany Thayer,
Freep.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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The system works in bacteria, human cells, and even live tumor models, offering a safer and more precise alternative to traditional techniques.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The state alleged that Amazon doesn’t go far enough to find reasonable accommodations for employees upon request and fails to consider whether a different accommodation or work location would be a match for an employee who is pregnant or has a disability.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
27 Oct. 2025
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If Washington fails to even mildly improve relations with Brazil, India, and South Africa, Beijing and Moscow will toast their good luck.—
Richard Fontaine,
Foreign Affairs,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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For a contest in 1994 during the homecoming pep rally, students were accumulating pennies in milk jugs.—
Jordy Fee-Platt,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Spherical jugs of different mezcals dangle from a rope slung across the bar.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Tanks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tanks. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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