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Recent Examples of tick
Lyme disease is carried by the blacklegged tick, more specifically, a bacterium that the tick carries, that is called Borrelia burgdorferi.
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Paula Wethington, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
His velocity was up a tick on his fastballs from his first four starts.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 19 Apr. 2026
Weekly visits to emergency rooms for tick bites are at the highest level since at least 2017, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
—ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
The strongest tick protection comes from combining what nature offers with a few consistent daily habits.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 15 Apr. 2026
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Paula Wethington, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
His velocity was up a tick on his fastballs from his first four starts.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 19 Apr. 2026
Weekly visits to emergency rooms for tick bites are at the highest level since at least 2017, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
—ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
The strongest tick protection comes from combining what nature offers with a few consistent daily habits.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tick
Noun
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Without him, Heiskanen and Harley had to log even heavier minutes in an already long and grueling game.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Catastrophic wildfires are not new for Chile, but this year’s stand out for how fast the flames spread, devouring an average of nearly 25 acres every minute.—
Stefano Pozzebon,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Kapanen silenced the raucous sellout crowd at Honda Center 38 seconds after the opening faceoff with his fourth goal in four games.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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The molecule is activated with hydrogen peroxide, and the micromotors move the particle at 7 micrometers per second.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The ice cream chain is launching a new limited-time Fruity Pebbles shake.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
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The cafe opened in 2025 with barbari bread and lavash wrap sandwiches, tahini-date shakes and chai lattes, plus a full slate of events aimed at uplifting the local Persian community.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The game changed in that moment.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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And thus the audience is stuck with this scenario, which complicates in intensity and with a linguistic relish that has its funny moments (for some, anyway), but also features a lot of crudity that really wrenches you away from the typical landscape of the classy, urban American farce.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In a split second, a game meant to be fun and light-hearted can quickly turn into serious repercussions for teenagers playing the game across the country.—
Marissa Sulek,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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For a split second, Hendry was in control.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The daily afternoon tea in Horizons is also extremely pleasant (don’t skip on the chicken sandwiches, which were more my beat than the scones and jam).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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Of those companies, 86% beat expectations for earnings per share, a measure of profitability, according to FactSet.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2026
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Penelope's first cut garnered more than 2 million likes on her Mom's Insta, making her chic bob debut an instant hit.—
Diane J. Cho,
PEOPLE,
27 Apr. 2026
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And in that lightning flash of an instant, the only thing that crossed my mind was leaving my family behind.—
Scott Pelley,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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His heart can beat rapidly or stop completely, and his chest can rise and fall in accordance with his heartbeat.—
Ciara McCarthy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Apr. 2026
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Just to get my heartbeat (up) and get on the treadmill, do a bit of running and weights.—
Kim Willis,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Tick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tick. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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