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as in back
a vulnerable point
before the tournament she studied tapes of her chief rival, looking for the chink in her game
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Recent Examples of chink
Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025
Confidence drained as the hosts’ goals went in, before a chink of light in the closing stages of the first period.
—Beren Cross, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
Tasha Zemke, Outside Online, 24 Oct. 2024
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Noun
There are chinks in the armor that become more apparent this season.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025
Confidence drained as the hosts’ goals went in, before a chink of light in the closing stages of the first period.
—Beren Cross, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
Verb
One of our challenges was thinking up a good chinking method that wouldn’t take an entire month.
—Tasha Zemke, Outside Online, 24 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chink
Noun
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At this point, the defensive back remains a free agent and seems motivated by his former team to get back out on the field and make an impact.—
Justin Grasso,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 July 2025
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From there, Glenn climbed the ladder, progressing from assistant defensive backs coach for the Browns to defensive backs coach for the Saints, to Lions’ defensive coordinator in 2021.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
23 July 2025
Noun
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This suggests the new dwarf gecko is not strictly a cave-dweller, but rather, a species that requires narrow rock crevices to shelter.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
29 July 2025
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To prevent ants from entering a home: Walk around the outside of the home and locate potential entry points (cracks, crevices, spaces around windows and doors).—
Kim Luciani,
The Enquirer,
14 July 2025
Verb
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In the final moments of the broadcast, she was shown clinking glasses with Jay-Z as his wife, Beyoncé, accepted the night's top honor, album of the year, for the first time.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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Here, on starry evenings, there’s something wonderfully nostalgic about choosing a blockbuster from Calcot’s mammoth DVD library, strolling back to your cozy bolthole, and clinking a glass of Cabernet Sauvignon to the sound of a crackling fireplace—pure, country, bliss.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Zachary Naegele, 24, was competing at the Conley Invitational in Palmetto, Florida, last week when the bull’s horn punctured his jugular, causing blood to stream out in a heart-pounding, caught-on-camera moment.—
Michael Dorgan,
Fox News,
15 Feb. 2025
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Gone are the days of Ami Cusack cutting down men without hesitation or Natalie Bolton flossing her teeth with Jason Siska’s jugular.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
12 Dec. 2024
Noun
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And Japan’s invocation of World War II is controversial in a region where fissures over Tokyo’s devastating militarism during the period sour relations with many of its neighbors to this day.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
16 July 2025
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Race created the conditions for one of the greatest original fissures within the feminist movement, which makes Kendall’s exploration of the ways in which mainstream feminism has continued to fail women of color feel particularly timely, even five years after its publication.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
15 July 2025
Verb
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Dogs showing signs of separation anxiety may benefit from gradual desensitization to being alone and learning to dissociate cues like jingling keys from being left alone.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 July 2025
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Some hikers wear small bells that jingle while walking, signaling their presence to animals.—
Ruffin Prevost,
AFAR Media,
18 July 2025
Noun
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Apparently the finest cashmere comes from the soft fiber combed from the underbelly of Mongolian goats.—
Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 July 2025
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In 2016, on the verge of being caught for misappropriating millions from his celebrity NFL clients to finance terrible feature films, Blazer confessed his crimes to the federal government and explained how the underbelly of college sports really worked, in gruesome detail.—
Guy Lawson,
Rolling Stone,
22 June 2025
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Lula pushes back as Trump imposes 50% tariffs on Brazil The rift between the US and Brazil is deepening, as Brasília’s leader pushed back against President Donald Trump’s sky-high tariffs.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
30 July 2025
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But over the next century, the rift between the two medical philosophies began to narrow as osteopaths began prescribing medications and practicing surgery.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 July 2025
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“Chink.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chink. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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