as in person
a member of the human race
kindhearted and generous, she's a real good egg by anyone's standard
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Recent Examples of egg
Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 24 May 2025
With them, came pickles, tomato sauce and jammy eggs.
—Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2025
Johnson said, egging them on, as though the reference to Wallen was an inside joke shared by everyone there.
—Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 6 Apr. 2025
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Noun
This includes everything from making fresh pasta at home with just flour and egg — cutting out any unwanted ingredients — to baking a cake from scratch instead of using a boxed cake mix.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 24 May 2025
With them, came pickles, tomato sauce and jammy eggs.
—Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
Verb
Within all those spiraling dialogues, which director Jaki Bradley has egged up to a Gilmore Girls-esque tempo, Margolin starts to lay out the underlying tensions of the group.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2025
Johnson said, egging them on, as though the reference to Wallen was an inside joke shared by everyone there.
—Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 6 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for egg
Noun
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The fungal disease does not spread from person to person, according to the CDC.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Akasha was surprised, not long after, to get an invitation to meet contacts of his wholesale buyer in person.—
Andy Greenberg,
Wired News,
22 May 2025
Verb
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This small kitchen appliance has a variable speed trigger switch to make blending, pureeing, frothing, whipping and chopping as easy as pressing a button.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2025
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The Clippers were playing in Houston and the Clippers were whipping the Rockets’ ass.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
29 May 2025
Noun
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As Rusby talks of finding god and becoming a better man, Kev screws a silencer onto his pistol.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
26 May 2025
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But even worse is to see the dark lessons of history, the dangerous choices of weaker men, and follow in those footsteps.—
Val Demings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 May 2025
Verb
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Key acquisitions in 2025 have spurred Fenix24’s strong growth, such as the acquisition of vArmour, which was quickly complemented by its subsequent acquisition of appNovi.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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The increasing need to detect cancers early on, along with monitoring potential recurrence, has spurred scientific research into non-invasive cancer diagnostics.—
Cat Wang,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
Noun
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The Reddit post resonated with thousands, many of whom shared their own experiences of being overlooked or deprioritized in friendships due to differing life paths.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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This teaches the child important money management skills necessary for later in life.—
David Kudla,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
Verb
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Utility man Zach McKinstry, also pressed into more responsibility, is having his own career year, going from hitting .215 to .266.—
Sam Settleman,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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When elections are held, Netanyahu will most likely press the two rivals to run again on a single ticket.—
Gershom Gorenberg,
The Atlantic,
30 May 2025
Noun
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Other impact guys include USC RB Quinten Joyner and Miami (Ohio) WR Reggie Virgil. 20.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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Regardless of what anybody tells you, when an offense is struggling, guys feel it.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
21 May 2025
Verb
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Even without an escalation in tariffs, many analysts are predicting Apple will raise iPhone prices this autumn when the latest models are typically released — a prospect that could prod consumers to splurge on an upgrade this summer.—
Michael Liedtke,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2025
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But as Brunson poked and prodded their defense in the third quarter of Game 5, probing for familiar weak spots, the Celtics punched back.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
15 May 2025
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“Egg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egg. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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