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Recent Examples of ticks
The ticks can transmit diseases such as ehrlichiosis and bourbon virus, both of which can also be transmitted by the Lone Star tick, according to the press release.
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Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2025
Of the ticks collected, about 3,500, or more than 65%, are the American dog (wood) tick.
—Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
This would either be an acaricide — a pesticide that kills ticks and mites, and is found in many pet flea collars and tick medications — or a vaccine that would make the deer more resistant to Lyme disease over time.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2025
People who find ticks are urged to submit them to state or university tick identification programs.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2025
Of the ticks collected, about 3,500, or more than 65%, are the American dog (wood) tick.
—Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
This would either be an acaricide — a pesticide that kills ticks and mites, and is found in many pet flea collars and tick medications — or a vaccine that would make the deer more resistant to Lyme disease over time.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2025
People who find ticks are urged to submit them to state or university tick identification programs.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ticks
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Şengün, whose five 3s were a career high, put the Rockets ahead, 102-101, with 38 seconds left in regulation on a short turnaround jumper.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
22 Oct. 2025
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On August 2, 2027, the path of totality will experience up to six minutes and 22 seconds of darkness.—
Maya Silver,
Outside,
21 Oct. 2025
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Worryingly, star striker Jorgen Strand Larsen has not received a single big chance in his 455 minutes of action, having shone as a poacher in 2024-25, converting 10 of 23 such opportunities.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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The 51-room hotel is three minutes’ walk from Charles Bridge and has a private entrance to the lovely baroque Vrtba Garden, plus a rooftop terrace.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
22 Oct. 2025
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Unicredit beats watch now Italian bank Unicredit also posted quarterly earnings above expectations on Wednesday, describing the three months to the end of September as a record quarter.—
Chloe Taylor,Tasmin Lockwood,Katrina Bishop,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
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After the race, stick around for an afterparty featuring fiery beats from DJ Count Trackula.—
Caroline Ritzie,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
22 Oct. 2025
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The winners will measure their edge in nanoseconds and act before others can react.—
Ashok Reddy,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The project team led by researcher Chang Jun from CETC’s Southwest China Institute of Electronic Technology highlighted that hypersonic cooperative strike systems demand inter-platform time synchronization with accuracy better than 10 nanoseconds.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Aug. 2025
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Certain types of cancer treatments increase high blood pressure, cause irregular heartbeats and heart failure.—
Elizabeth Yuko,
Flow Space,
30 Sep. 2025
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Independent bookstores are the heartbeats of their communities.—
American Booksellers Association,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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Hank certainly seems to be getting more than his 40 winks of sleep at night, if the care and intelligence demonstrated in this brief clip is anything to go by.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Though the movie is accessible to new fans, there are plenty of winks and nods for diehards who can understand what might seem, to the uninitiated, like cheesy moments—a cringeworthy English rap verse, a scene parodying the product placement in K-dramas—as self-aware jokes.—
Yvonne Kim,
The Atlantic,
12 Sep. 2025
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In the video, the animals can be seen ransacking the establishment to satisfy their cravings, snacking on protein shakes, coffee and supplements.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
18 Oct. 2025
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The investigation included both ready-to-drink shakes and powders intended for blending into smoothies.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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Other photos in the bunch included a mirror selfie with his hair pushed back courtesy of a headband, his Cloud23 hot sauce on store shelves, Animal-style fries from In-N-Out Burger (plus plenty of ketchup) and more of life’s special little moments.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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Gustavsson and Jesper Wallstedt have had their moments and made key saves at key times.—
Joe Smith,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Ticks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ticks. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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