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Recent Examples of tiles
With no 6 pips dominoes, my best guess was this would need four 5 pip tiles and one 4 pip tile to complete.
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The tiles form pentagonal arrangements, yet pentagons can’t fit snugly side by side to tile the plane.
—Patchen Barss, Quanta Magazine, 18 Aug. 2025
Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The tiles form pentagonal arrangements, yet pentagons can’t fit snugly side by side to tile the plane.
—Patchen Barss, Quanta Magazine, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tiles
Noun
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Below, San Angelo gives us several methods for cleaning bathroom sink drains, her best tips on how to avoid a clogged bathroom sink, and what to avoid when cleaning your bathroom sink drain.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Peels can create a huge mess in the drainpipes down the road.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
21 Aug. 2025
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The serum blends powerful hydrants with pore-limiting ingredients for a gentle formula that helps deliver glass skin, even to those struggling with breakouts or uneven skin texture.—
Deanna Pai,
Vogue,
22 Oct. 2025
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Many hydrants failed to dispense water.—
Nancy Walecki,
The Atlantic,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The element that sets the 95-suite 679-foot ship apart is its signature Funnel Suite, reminiscent of the smokestacks of early-20th-century ocean liners.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
28 Sep. 2025
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As environmental regulations limit the toxic output from smokestacks and tail pipes, particulate matter that could be absorbing or blocking incoming sunlight is being eliminated, leading to gradually warmer oceans.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Discover if these convenient detergent pods could actually be harming your pipes.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Nov. 2025
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Sacramento County health inspectors shut down the Sacramento coffee shop after finding three live German cockroaches in the water heater closet, on the pipes behind the warewashing sink and under the ware washing drain board.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Will the Great Lakes see waterspouts this week?—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Offshore from these areas, the NWS also warned that waterspouts could form.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Best Restaurants Aiô A kitchen rooted in Taiwanese flavors, Aiô offers tasting-style dishes (no starters or mains) that are designed to be shared or savored individually.—
Jade Moyano,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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The menu will feature snackable, shareable appetizers along with mains like sandwiches and weekly specials.—
Rachel Bernhard,
jsonline.com,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The old irrigation system was updated with spouts in each garden bed.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
29 Oct. 2025
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Sure enough, upon arriving, Phelps noticed spouts of water rising from the sea.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Tiles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tiles. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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