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Recent Examples of pine
This sunscreen is also gently fragranced with chamomile flower oil, gujju pine tree leaf oil, and artemisia wormwood extract for a small dose of refreshing aromatherapy.
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Sarah Han, Allure, 3 Jan. 2025
In the summer of 2022, Zegler told red carpet interviewers that her version of the iconic princess wouldn’t spend her days pining over a man.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 15 Mar. 2025
The father-son duo made headlines earlier this month while at a sneaker convention, with Sam — who turned 13 in February — pining over a pair of $6,000 Air Dior kicks.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, the two NASA astronauts who rode to the cosmos months ago on a Boeing Starliner spacecraft, aren't really spending their days pining to return to Earth.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
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Sarah Han, Allure, 3 Jan. 2025
In the summer of 2022, Zegler told red carpet interviewers that her version of the iconic princess wouldn’t spend her days pining over a man.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 15 Mar. 2025
The father-son duo made headlines earlier this month while at a sneaker convention, with Sam — who turned 13 in February — pining over a pair of $6,000 Air Dior kicks.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, the two NASA astronauts who rode to the cosmos months ago on a Boeing Starliner spacecraft, aren't really spending their days pining to return to Earth.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pine
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The characters might be different, but several of Jia’s films do tackle long swaths of recent Chinese history, with people longing across decades.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
17 May 2025
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Going to, coming from and longing for Kansas City are common themes in the odes to our town.—
Dan Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
11 May 2025
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But whereas the first generation of Chinese entrepreneurs grew up poor and were happy to wring a livelihood from cheap imitations, today’s tech graduates were spared the privations of their parents and yearn for something more meaningful.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
29 May 2025
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But as time goes on, LaBeouf and his followers begin to yearn for a more ambitious project.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
18 May 2025
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“Pine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pine. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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