as in ties
to gather into a tight mass by means of a line or cord
after stuffing the turkey, the chef quickly trussed it so the forcemeat wouldn't fall out during roasting
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The Regenerative Imperative What ties these threads together is a vision of technology as a regenerative force; systems that heal rather than harm, that strengthen rather than extract, that enhance human capabilities rather than replace them.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
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The package ties future awards to ambitious market value and performance milestones.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Sep. 2025
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In timber stands, larger dead and down material remained receptive and contributed to fire spread where aligned with topography, particularly at the confluence of Dinky Creek and Bear Creek on the northern flank.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Rei-ho group did a five-minute exercise routine (10 to 12 slow squats and 10 slow sit-to-stands) at least four days a week for three months.—
Paul McClure
September 11,
New Atlas,
11 Sep. 2025
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The round pegs in the square holes.—
Randy Bean,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Tuning pegs – Use the tuning pegs to tune the strings of your viola.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
1 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Polarizer keeps that old-school style but uses modern wheels, bearings and bushings.—
Point Loma-Ob Monthly,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Sep. 2025
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Haverford has assembled his team, which includes Edwards and Hastings, in Germany to intercept the handoff of the real bearings in exchange for giving Iran fake ones.—
Demetrius Patterson,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Sep. 2025
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As medicine shifts toward prevention, the ability to detect disease at a molecular level—before symptoms appear—has become a high-stakes priority.—
Somnath Banerjee,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Prince Harry spoke up for young activists in the name of Princess Diana a day after a high stakes meeting with King Charles III.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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Green Street’s impressive large white arches — referred to as wickets and reaching 25 feet in height — also incorporate design elements of Everything Changes with a Dream with maple-leaf patterns similar to the large sculpture.—
Janice Phelan,
Kansas City Star,
11 Sep. 2025
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The palatial property looks like it has been uprooted from Italy with terracotta tiles on the roof and rows of Renaissance arches.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Tech companies scrape billions of social media posts, forum discussions and digital conversations from communities worldwide.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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In 2022, a wave of threats peaked in January and February when at least 57 colleges received bomb threats via phone calls, e-mails, messages and anonymous online posts, the FBI said at the time.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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Titled Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, the new entry continues the storybook aesthetic of the earlier games with a very trippy new look that resembles the choppy frames of stop-motion animation.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
12 Sep. 2025
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Best Upholstered Designed by AD100 honoree Jeremiah Brent, this children’s bed is a plush alternative to wood tones and metal frames.—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Trusses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trusses. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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