Definition of veinnext
as in manner
a distinctive way of putting ideas into words the author goes on in that sarcastic vein for pages

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Recent Examples of vein Poems are distillations into presence wherein now exists in blood flowing through veins, in muscles contracting and releasing, in joints flexing and extending, in this inhale, in this foot strike against the pavement, in this sigh. — Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026 That was the case with hydraulic mining in the West, which involved aiming a torrent of water under high pressure to blast away soil and boulders to expose the underlying gold veins. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026 But the people facing execution often have veins that are tricky to access. — M. Sara Rosenthal, STAT, 13 Oct. 2026 These superficial veins are not critical to circulation — they’re considered accessory veins, which the body uses mainly for volume storage and temperature regulation, Stoughton said. — Erica Sloan, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for vein
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Noun
  • Rather, to live under platform capitalism is to recognize the disturbing manner in which human need has been redescribed as algorithmic entanglement.
    — Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • After all, rural communities rely heavily on that gubmint for all manner of necessary goods, from aid to farmers to our regional hospital, itself on life support as Medicaid funding drops.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The video plays hopscotch with tone—at once horrific, ridiculous, and bathetically earnest.
    — Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Writing strips out the reactive tone that damages trust and forces people to engage with the actual argument instead of the way it was said.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • And the mode shapes of the fundamental frequency closely matched those of typical Western church bells.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Mixing different optics and filters in twin-scope mode isn't possible yet.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The protests erupted after nearly a decade of Macronisme, the right-of-center, top-down governing style that President Emmanuel Macron of France incarnates.
    — Nicholas Bequelin, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
  • For the new movie, ILM preserved their recognizable silhouettes while inventing more realistic anatomy, movement and fighting styles.
    — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026

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“Vein.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vein. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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