as in to weed (out)
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Those strengths were often neutralized while leading a veteran Phillies team as the organization tried to stave off an ultimately unavoidable rebuild.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
29 July 2025 -
By trying to stave off its adversaries and protect itself from terrorist attacks, Israel will in fact be entering a state of permanent war.—
DANIEL BYMAN,
Foreign Affairs,
28 July 2025
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To check off all your boxes, make sure to also plug in exercises that require you to be explosive, move through different planes of motion, and call on all the smaller muscles throughout your body.—
Megan Falk,
SELF,
29 July 2025
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But while Lydie and their grad-school classmates are checking off major life milestones, Agnes is still emotionally stunted after being raped years earlier by a thesis adviser, Decker (Louis Cancelmi).—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
24 July 2025
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“Comb (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comb%20%28out%29. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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