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Recent Examples of tick
Taj Bradley threw a tick-plus harder than last year, with more ride on the fastball, and more sink on his splitter and curve and cutter.
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Eno Sarris, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Research that examines community perceptions can help scientists and public health officials design prevention programs that are both practical and acceptable to the people who live in tick-endemic areas.
—Emily Bache, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2026
Instead, place a tick-lifting tool or curved tweezers between your pet’s skin and the tick’s body, use gentle upward pressure to remove the tick, then flush it down the toilet.
—Jane Sykes, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2026
The resident added there are long queues for fuel forming as the clock ticks toward the deadline set by Trump for the Strait of Hormuz to be reopened.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 23 Mar. 2026
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Eno Sarris, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Research that examines community perceptions can help scientists and public health officials design prevention programs that are both practical and acceptable to the people who live in tick-endemic areas.
—Emily Bache, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2026
Instead, place a tick-lifting tool or curved tweezers between your pet’s skin and the tick’s body, use gentle upward pressure to remove the tick, then flush it down the toilet.
—Jane Sykes, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2026
The resident added there are long queues for fuel forming as the clock ticks toward the deadline set by Trump for the Strait of Hormuz to be reopened.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 23 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tick
Noun
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Seven stacks of tiny paper cups were arranged to the left, next to packets of Nescafé, pouches of two-minute noodles, and a double gas burner connected to the cylinder—the main tool of his trade.—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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The dinky port town of Antiparos, with a strip of cute shops, cafes, and unpretentious restaurants, is a ten-minute drive.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
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Johnson returned to the fund for a clean second, before things went sideways again in the third, starting with a Nico Hoerner homer.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
31 Mar. 2026
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Johnson responded in the second by matching Miles’ production with back-to-back 3s to put the Gamecocks ahead 33-26.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Mar. 2026
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Knaus Berry Farm is visited by thousands of people each season, who stand in long lines for the finger-sticking cinnamon rolls, homemade pies and jams or the strawberry shakes, made from the strawberries grown in fields behind the market.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2026
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Three meals with 25 to 30 grams each serves your body better than one oversized post-gym shake.—
Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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At the same time, groups like the nonpartisan Latino Victory Project, which focuses on developing Hispanic political leadership, said this current moment should not distract from the still-ongoing civil rights battles.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2026
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But for me, at least, the direction is neither sufficiently cohesive or detailed, in that crucial moment-by-moment way, to really pull all of these different strands together to offer much more than a chance to have fun with genre stereotypes or relive a favorite movie.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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The ten seconds that led to the Braylon Mullins’ miracle shot were a series of reflex plays, reactions, the ultimate in instincts taking over, living in the split second, rather than in the moment.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
30 Mar. 2026
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In that split second Mara peeled to his right, curling around Avila for the easy lay in.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
21 Mar. 2026
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Just as a good song can have a groovy beat but a predictable melody, so a piece of fiction can work on some levels but not others.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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Slayyyter shimmies onto the beat like an amoral John Waters heroine, cruising over the choppy momentum while recounting a toxic love affair in gasping Fred Schneider intonation.—
Harry Tafoya,
Pitchfork,
2 Apr. 2026
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But Demidov made a quick turn down the boards before, in an instant, leaning hard into his edges once more toward the blue line, leaving Jensen moving in the wrong direction.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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And then, in an instant, the 2025 Angels returned.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
29 Mar. 2026
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But Herndon knew his heartbeat — his love of family, faith and Kansas City.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
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Zack James’ shifty drumming hammers out a drum ’n’ bass redux like a panicked heartbeat while Carney Hemler’s bass lurches in slow motion, replicating the gut drop of a horrible realization.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Tick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tick. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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