sill

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Recent Examples of sill In the children’s playroom at Chelsea and Van’s home stands a 3-foot-tall statue of Yoda from Star Wars, a castle by the window sill and colorful bean bag pillows. Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 13 Feb. 2025 Up front, the grille is blacked out and there’s a new splitter, there are new sills along the side, and, in the back, the bumper and diffuser have been reworked. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 30 Apr. 2025 However, Boyett says the sill wears down over time, leading the Corps to rebuild the sill in the fall of 2024 to prevent another water scare in New Orleans. Kati Weis, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2025 Upstairs, a mid-chiseled wooden boar and horse are left unfinished in Joel's workspace, a guitar leans against the bedroom window sill, and a copy of Idiot's Guide to Space lies half read on the nightstand. EW.com, 21 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sill
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sill
Noun
  • Stewart quickly became a lineup staple on vault, bars, and beam in her freshman season for the Minnesota Golden Gophers.
    Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
  • One repeatedly wielded its intense beams of radiation at the other, dispersing gas clouds and weakening its opponent’s ability to form new stars.
    Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 23 May 2025
Noun
  • After Survivor, Wesson built a cabin in the woods of North Carolina, occasionally teaching survival classes.
    Ale Russian, People.com, 22 May 2025
  • Whether a house is set beside a salt marsh, perched on a suburban hillside, or nestled into a clearing in the woods, there will always be local human contexts to draw on.
    Jim Cappuccino, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • After undergoing season-ending surgery April 18 to repair his flexor tendon and ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) with an internal brace procedure, this second recovery period has been much smoother for Steele.
    Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
  • Elster wants viewers to get into her head, literally, with a presentation of enlarged photographs of her mouth and models of her teeth after deciding recently to have braces, which is typical for children between the ages of 9 and 14.
    Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • Imagine spending $3,000 on Nvidia’s latest GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card only to unbox a pile of backpacks instead.
    Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 30 May 2025
  • And another with Putin’s head on top of a pile of poop.
    Laura Kelly, The Hill, 29 May 2025
Noun
  • Rafaela Pimenta is wearing a beige splint over her left wrist.
    Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 12 May 2025
  • Splinting or bracing: Wearing a wrist splint at night can relieve pressure on the median nerve in carpal tunnel syndrome.
    Anju Goel, Health, 4 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In late 2022, BBC Studios Productions had taken a 25 percent stake in the company.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 29 May 2025
  • As that stack grows to include 6G and quantum, U.S. global infrastructure leadership is at stake.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Noun
  • This stick was attached to a cord to tie around the body and was hollow so that warm water could be poured through to evoke ejaculation.
    Mikelle Street, Them., 23 May 2025
  • However, the good news is that PNY also makes a USB-C version of its Duo Link memory stick that works with the new Apple iPhones.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • Despite a poor shooting night, the Pacers generated quality looks, especially when targeting mismatches against Karl-Anthony Towns in the post.
    C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 30 May 2025
  • Wall Street was lower Friday after President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post that China violated a preliminary trade deal between the two countries, suggesting a tougher stance may be afoot.
    Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 30 May 2025

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“Sill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sill. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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