as in to fasten (on)
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Manual transmissions are very efficient, meshing metal gears together to deliver between 95-98% of input power to the other side.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
5 Dec. 2024 -
That’s the exact vibe on his 17-song offering, which meshes Ahnklejohn’s boasts, storytelling, and street knowledge, at times dropped alongside fellow beloved lyricists.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
26 Nov. 2024
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That unlikely creative source, Hounds of Love, focused on a suburban married couple who abduct a teenage girl with plans to abuse and murder her.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
9 Jan. 2025
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Doha has been hosting negotiations on a ceasefire in the Gaza war that would include freeing hostages that Hamas abducted in its Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel.—
Gram Slattery,
USA TODAY,
8 Jan. 2025
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He was kidnapped on Oct. 7 from Kibbutz Holit, along with his three children, Hamzah, and Bilal and Aisha, who were released during the November deal.—
Laura Kelly,
The Hill,
8 Jan. 2025
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On Monday, Muller was charged in Contra Costa County with three counts of kidnapping for ransom in a separate 2015 incident that occurred two weeks after Muller kidnapped Huskins.—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement Gaetz, a Republican first elected in 2017, spent the majority of his time in Washington enmeshed in scandals that ultimately derailed his nomination by President-elect Donald Trump as attorney general.—
Farnoush Amiri and Lisa Mascaro,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Dec. 2024
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The report brings to a close a nearly five-year investigation into Gaetz, who spent the majority of his time in Washington enmeshed in scandals, which ultimately derailed his nomination by President-elect Donald Trump as attorney general.—
Kristine Gill,
Fortune,
23 Dec. 2024
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Unlike technology companies that work to ensnare (and monetize) our attention, Foreman entrapped our bodies only to liberate our minds.—
Ashley Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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In reality, Nick wants to get his revenge on Donnie by entrapping him.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
10 Jan. 2025
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Watch baseball, football, or any team sport: Players support each other and strengthen their bonds by interacting with each other in high fives, hands clasping or shaking, fists bumping, pats on the head or back—and even hugs.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
17 June 2024
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But hockey fights almost always involve mutual, bone-crushing blows, fists jackhammering from powerful shoulders, sometimes fracturing bones, tearing tissue and rattling brains.—
David Waldstein,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2023
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“Spirit (away or off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spirit%20%28away%20or%20off%29. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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