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Recent Examples of tick
Berry vanished into the nearby woods before deputies arrived and led authorities on an extensive manhunt through heavily forested terrain that included steep hills, snakes and ticks.
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Holly Yan, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
When the weather turns warm in Kentucky, longtime emergency department physician Ryan Stanton braces for the same springtime mystery: patients with fatigue, body aches and low-grade fevers who don’t yet realize a tick may be to blame.
—Lena H. Sun, Washington Post, 1 May 2026
So far this year, most ticks seen in the Northeast have been large adult ticks.
—Mike Stobbe, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
This can remove any ticks that haven’t attached yet.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2026
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Holly Yan, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
When the weather turns warm in Kentucky, longtime emergency department physician Ryan Stanton braces for the same springtime mystery: patients with fatigue, body aches and low-grade fevers who don’t yet realize a tick may be to blame.
—Lena H. Sun, Washington Post, 1 May 2026
So far this year, most ticks seen in the Northeast have been large adult ticks.
—Mike Stobbe, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
This can remove any ticks that haven’t attached yet.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tick
Noun
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In 17 minutes of action off the bench, Johnson failed to register a single point, dropping a giant goose egg on the stat sheet.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
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David Martinez scored a goal for the second consecutive game in the 22nd minute and Denis Bouanga added a goal in the 68th for LAFC.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Arena ads made up the vast majority of all gambling references in all of the games, appearing once every 11 seconds on average.—
Luke Connors,
Washington Post,
19 May 2026
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The video began as the combatants were already fighting, and lasted for 33 seconds until some of the juveniles involved fled the store.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Other drinks served include teas, energy drinks, matchas, lemonade, shakes, sodas and smoothies.—
Deborah Laverty,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Liquid batches can separate or gel over time, so give it a good shake or stir before each use.—
Ryan Brennan
May 13,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2026
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For Carl Douglas, one of those defense attorneys, that moment stands among his clearest memories of the trial.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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While votes on the MVP and other postseason awards are submitted before the start of the playoffs, the league traditionally waits for an opportune moment to announce the winners on the pregame shows of its media partners.—
Mike Prada,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
Noun
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As the human's shot saw the ball graze the top of the net and change trajectory, Ace readjusted in a split second, reacting in real time better than most humans could.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 May 2026
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The plane burst into a fireball within a split second.—
James Glanz,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
Noun
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Loosely based on a controversial hypothesis, the show is built on familiar but very well-executed beats.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
14 May 2026
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Now, Parsons wants to take a beat and do some watching of his own.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
Noun
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The eye-catching color gives off instant vacation vibes, and looks great under a breezy white button-down or simply worn with the matching high-rise bottoms.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
20 May 2026
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The system is designed to stay plugged into the wall outlet and pass power through to your appliances under normal conditions, switching to battery the instant an outage is detected.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
19 May 2026
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To live with, and in, All of a Sudden is to match heartbeats with these two women for a few hours.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
15 May 2026
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On set, the actress bonded with her costars, including grabbing a glass of wine with Palmer, 32, and listening to then-pregnant Paige's baby's heartbeat.—
Rebecca Aizin,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
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“Tick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tick. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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