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unfair or inadequate treatment of someone or something or an instance of this
the homeowners who were bought out are convinced they got the shaft in that deal
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Recent Examples of shaft
More than $5 million investment into cleaning up a space that's riddled with toxic contaminants, old building foundations, shafts and other debris leftover from its time as an industrial site.
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Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Horizontal wind turbines, so named because the drive shaft is aligned horizontally to the ground, compared to vertical turbines where the drive shaft and generator are vertically aligned and much closer to the ground, facilitating installation, maintenance and access.
—Llewellyn King, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
It’s also been equipped with a new high-flow stainless-steel exhaust system, high-flow fuel injectors, and a performance drive shaft, just to name a few of the laundry list of mechanical upgrades.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 30 June 2025
Both the catagen and telogen phases of the hair cycle (where the hair shaft is released from the scalp) are reduced and, simply put, stay attached to the scalp for longer.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
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Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Horizontal wind turbines, so named because the drive shaft is aligned horizontally to the ground, compared to vertical turbines where the drive shaft and generator are vertically aligned and much closer to the ground, facilitating installation, maintenance and access.
—Llewellyn King, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
It’s also been equipped with a new high-flow stainless-steel exhaust system, high-flow fuel injectors, and a performance drive shaft, just to name a few of the laundry list of mechanical upgrades.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 30 June 2025
Both the catagen and telogen phases of the hair cycle (where the hair shaft is released from the scalp) are reduced and, simply put, stay attached to the scalp for longer.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shaft
Noun
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His paws dangle over the side of a broken beam, with a metal wall at an odd angle behind him.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
11 July 2025
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Military radar systems, which are more like a lighthouse beam sweeping the sky, generate bursts of radiation with peak emissions reaching 1×10¹⁴ watts.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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This Windy City homage features mustard, relish, tomatoes, sport peppers, onions, celery salt, and a pickle spear on a poppy seed bun.—
Nasha Smith,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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Chicago Dog: mustard, relish, dill pickle spear, tomato slices, sport peppers, and celery salt.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 July 2025
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His own films have long dealt with themes of identity, trauma, and injustice.—
Essie Assibu,
Variety,
7 July 2025
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As a granddaughter of refugees, what is my role to play in addressing those injustices?—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2025
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The shorter cycling-specific bill keeps harmful rays out of your eyes yet doesn’t hinder visibility.—
Wendy Altschuler,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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These rays can have negative effects on your skin, even on cloudy days.—
Julie Scott,
Verywell Health,
10 July 2025
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With her final attempt in the women’s javelin finals Thursday, Barrios Bornacelli fired off a throw of 203 feet, 5 inches, winning the event — and the national championship.—
Jacob Louraine,
Kansas City Star,
13 June 2025
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The men’s 800m, women’s javelin, women’s 100m hurdles, men’s 5000m and women’s 1500m are the other events to cap off the Paris athletics competition.—
Lukas Weese,
The Athletic,
9 Aug. 2024
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Saturday, the team righted some of those wrongs, even with a sloppy second-half performance.—
Emma Moon,
Charlotte Observer,
13 July 2025
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Over the following weeks her show swells into a Greek chorus of one man’s wrongs.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 July 2025
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Flame-retardant foams do little, and fire departments now favor high-pressure water lances or immersion pits.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
9 June 2025
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With about a thousand Mexicans in front of him, Yell charged alone with his sword in hand, apparently killing several Mexicans until brought down by multiple lance wounds.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 May 2025
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However, the East is drastically weakened as a result of injuries to Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum and Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton.—
DJ Siddiqi,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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In 2001, the Ig Nobel Prize in medicine went to Peter Barss of McGill University in Canada for his 1984 survey of injuries due to falling coconuts in Papua New Guinea.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 July 2025
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“Shaft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shaft. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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