tick

noun

Definition of ticknext
as in minute

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Recent Examples of tick About half or more of people who get bitten by ticks aren’t even aware they’ve been bitten, says Dawicki, so the tick isn't always available to test. — Alice Park, Time, 7 Aug. 2026 Molaei said do not put a tick on tape or in a liquid to be tested. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2026 It can be spread via infected rabbits, rodents, as well as through tick bites. — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026 Just this spring, data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showed that weekly emergency room visits for tick bites were at their highest level since 2017. — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 5 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tick
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tick
  1. minute
  2. second
  3. shake
  4. moment
  5. split second
  6. beat
  7. instant
  8. heartbeat
Noun
  • The benefit of different formats The average club pre-season lasts six weeks, so there is a lot to cram in — and a regular 90-minute friendly does not always allow all your players the necessary game time.
    — George Edwards, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The show’s cast and crew stopped by San Diego Comic-Con in July to release the first few minutes of Season 3, which opened with Thalia Grace battling a monster.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of minute
Noun
  • The meteors are tiny fragments shed by Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle that burn up in Earth’s atmosphere at about 37 miles (59 kilometers) per second.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Hong Kong — A Chinese rocket set to launch a satellite into orbit blew-up seconds after liftoff Monday, marking the relatively rare failure for a rocket considered a workhorse of Beijing’s space program.
    — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of second
Noun
  • After a firm seal and a few shakes, the chicken is ready to fry.
    — Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The bottom is slightly rounded, which makes for an extremely comfortable two-handed shake.
    — Justine Sterling, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 July 2026
Definition of shake
Noun
  • The finale underlines that break in its final scenes, cross-cutting between the former friends as Alicent makes her first and only appearance in the episode at the exact moment the full tragedy of Rhaenyra’s upper hand becomes apparent.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Perhaps, that moment will finally come this October in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
    — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of moment
Noun
  • Davis even squared up at Chase for a split second before cooler heads prevailed.
    — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026
  • The moment the ride paused at the top — the very split second of anticipation before the drop — was equally fantastic, and worth a return trip.
    — Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
Definition of split second
Noun
  • While there were intentionally comedic beats, that premise was not played for laughs.
    — Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2026
  • LaBelle handed a mic to each guy, encouraging them to either sing to the beat or dance along.
    — Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of beat
Noun
  • What follows is impalement and orgasm in the same instant—one spear through both women, blood passing from Billy’s mouth onto Kris’s upturned face—and when their breathing stops, the hole at the bottom of the lake pushes out a fresh videotape.
    — JP Mangalindan, Time, 10 Aug. 2026
  • When an airless body, such as an asteroid, occults (or hides) a background star the star's light winks out in an instant, before suddenly reappearing.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of instant
Noun
  • Symptoms Symptoms can include sleeplessness, extreme worry about the baby or childbirth, restlessness and a racing heartbeat.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Instead, one morning in January, an informal village health practitioner came to her home and said the fetal heartbeat was slow.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of heartbeat

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