Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for occiput
Noun
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For example, Palladio’s Church of the Redentore, built in Venice in 1577, features minaret-like towers flanking a large dome.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
24 May 2025 -
He couch surfed for a while, briefly joined a cult on a ranch, then moved in with a group that lived in a geodesic dome in the mountains.—
Andy Greenberg,
Wired News,
22 May 2025
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Giro, Bell, Smith, POC, and Kask are all reputable brands with a wide range of shapes to fit bulbous and diminutive noggins alike.—
Chris Cona,
ArsTechnica,
23 Apr. 2025
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The show also functions very much as a love letter to that devil’s playground called Times Square, where Betty finds characters that look like her but have even bigger noggins.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2025
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Expect classic Swiss mountain fare, including an array of sausages, sliced veal Zurich-style in a cream sauce with mushrooms, homemade pâtés, terrines pates, and beef tartare.—
Everett Potter,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Big smile, twinkling eyes, shiny pate — the father-son resemblance is clear straight away.—
Daniel Taylor,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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Now, Maineri heads into year 12 with 18 pitchers on his roster, hoping that rising junior Caleb Gilbert and sophomore-to-be Zach Hess will emerge at the top of the pitching rotation.—
John Roach,
NOLA.com,
19 July 2017
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Cal Fire representatives said the current parking mess has already impacted them because the driveway to their station enters the highway not far from the trail head.—
J. Harry Jones,
Ramona Sentinel,
19 July 2017
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Between 1995 and 2013, a skull and bone fragments washed ashore on the beaches of South Jersey, including in Longport, Margate and Ocean City.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
23 May 2025
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The report does, however, include the detail that the ball that killed Felix must have been traveling at over 100 miles per hour to cause the skull fracture.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
22 May 2025
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Experts found the cranium and the skull fragment were likely archaeological finds, some being more than 100 years old and others being more than 500 years old, FOX 35 reported.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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All those wrinkles allow more surface area of the brain to fit in the cranium.—
Avery Hurt,
Discover Magazine,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Cooking time: 2 hours and 30 minutes, plus overnight bean soak.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2025
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It's only found in plant foods, such as fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, beans, and chia seeds.—
Melissa Nieves,
Verywell Health,
27 May 2025
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There’s a gentle mode for sensitive scalps, multiple attachments for different hair types, and airflow tech that dries fast without blowing your strands into chaos.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
29 May 2025
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Both the shampoo and conditioner are delightfully lightweight and non-comedogenic, gentle on sensitive scalps.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
25 May 2025
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“Occiput.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/occiput. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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