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Recent Examples of shingle
Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 8 May 2025
Also on board are Massimiliano Navarra, Filippo Montalto’s Andromeda shingle, Luigi and Olivia Musini’s Cinemaundici, and Stefano Centini’s Volos Films.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 16 May 2025
Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
Built in the 1950s, the wood shingled house was more of a summer cottage than a year-round residence.
—Stacie Stukin, Architectural Digest, 30 Dec. 2024
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Noun
People 50 and older and individuals with weak immune systems are most at risk for shingles.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 8 May 2025
Also on board are Massimiliano Navarra, Filippo Montalto’s Andromeda shingle, Luigi and Olivia Musini’s Cinemaundici, and Stefano Centini’s Volos Films.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 16 May 2025
Verb
Its lush grounds include a historic houseboat, shingled windmill and the thousand-year-old Chinese sarcophagus containing some of Mahatma Gandhi’s ashes.
—Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
Built in the 1950s, the wood shingled house was more of a summer cottage than a year-round residence.
—Stacie Stukin, Architectural Digest, 30 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shingle
Noun
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The vines are planted in limestone, marl, and clay soils and are situated with eastern and southeastern exposures at altitudes of 750 to 1,000 feet so grapes mature perfectly with the right balance of sugars, acid, and minerality.—
Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen,
Robb Report,
14 Mar. 2025
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The region’s soil mixture of marl, clayey limestone, marine sandstone, and rough clay draws out Glera’s creamy texture and fresh peach notes, the wine’s signature aromatic characteristic.—
Paul Caputo,
Forbes,
30 Nov. 2024
Noun
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The actress paired the dress, which featured a halter neckline, with a few rings on each hand, a statement bracelet and subtle dangle earrings, and wore her hair in a short bob.—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
24 May 2025
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There’s plenty to dig into, from more Stitch and Tom Cruise’s high-flying action, to Paul Rudd and Tim Robinson having a bromance for the ages, to Nicole Kidman tossing on another bob for fun.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
Verb
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Join 14 others in the comments View Comments Some of the new search capabilities overlap with those available in Google’s Gemini assistant, potentially causing confusion among consumers.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
20 May 2025
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Their training schedule overlapped with Seth’s wrestling season and pursuit of a fourth state championship at Mount Carmel High School.—
Evan Crowell,
Kansas City Star,
20 May 2025
Noun
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And while space debris and meteoroids of comparable mass burn up in our atmosphere almost every day, this piece of manufactured orbital detritus is unique.—
Eric Mack,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
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But if there isn’t enough kelp detritus to go around, urchins can start feeding on the living kelp itself.—
Byrd Pinkerton,
Vox,
1 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The vast glass windows and doors of the building, called Lakeside Center at McCormick Place, are overlaid with a pattern of close, opaque dots.—
Vincent Alban,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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The problems at control towers and facilities overlay an ongoing stress passengers feel over a string of technology outages, close calls and fatal accidents.—
Amanda Musa,
CNN Money,
16 May 2025
Noun
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And corals, sponges, and anemones that use the polymetallic nodules as anchors to hold still and thrive on a seabed of silt, which, when mined, will be upturned and transformed into sediment plumes.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
19 May 2025
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The blue coloration of the water is due to fine silt particles in the water.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
Noun
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That puts fertilizer makers—especially domestic fertilizer makers like CF—in a great spot, as their products boost crop yields.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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Around 1,125 to 1,200 years ago, pollen from crops such as maize and opportunistic herbs surged, at the same time tree pollen dropped, reflecting widespread deforestation.—
Francisca Oboh Ikuenobe,
The Conversation,
20 May 2025
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Constructed in collaboration with Medina for the show, the cabinet becomes a metaphor for body and mind—a container for memory, for emotional sediment, for the trace elements of being.—
Nargess Banks,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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Swish until the loose sediment washes away, until heavy black sand is all that’s left.—
John Archibald,
Southern Living,
25 May 2025
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“Shingle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shingle. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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