as in to nose out
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Mahomes has mostly kept his nose out of trouble during the 2024 season.—
Ryan Gaydos,
Fox News,
17 Jan. 2025 -
He’s only been Contact Manager of the Year once, in 2020, but has been fractionally nosed out for first multiple other times (including by Burnes in 2023).—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes,
2 Jan. 2025
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At its peak in 2022, amid post-pandemic supply chain worries, that premium blew out and rose over 30% as buyers fiercely competed for turnkey space.—
John Walkup,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Allure Allure commerce producer Sarah Hoffmann after blowing out her hair with the new Supersonic R with the diffuser attachment.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
5 Mar. 2025
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The food was great, but I was blown away by the desserts and drinks.—
Shafaq Patel,
Axios,
28 Feb. 2025
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The Club name was unable to blow away numbers as each large enterprise figures out how to use the AI agents platform.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2025
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Another total lunar eclipse will sweep across parts of Asia, Africa, Australia and Europe.—
Adithi Ramakrishnan,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Mar. 2025
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Flash flooding currents are strong and can sweep drivers off roadways.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacramento Bee,
8 Mar. 2025
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The setting looks more Duluth than D.C. — it's snowed under, which hasn't happened here at Christmas since 2009.—
Mimi Montgomery,
Axios,
23 Dec. 2024
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In Watertown, New York, which has been similarly snowed under in recent days, the outlook was a bit better − up to 10 inches of additional snow were in the forecast.—
John Bacon,
USA TODAY,
4 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Healthy coyotes can be skinned for the fur, and the glands, urine, teeth, claws, and bones can be used for various purposes.—
Skye Goode,
Outdoor Life,
27 Feb. 2025
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But what people don’t understand, people like that, is that that’s just one way that songwriters skin the cat, kill the bird, whatever.—
Katherine Turman,
SPIN,
3 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The Minervois is a sunny land of black truffles, red marble, oak and juniper forests and castles constructed by Cathars (pescatarian Christians who disdained the symbol of the cross, were branded as heretics and subsequently slaughtered wholesale by Papal decree in the 13th century).—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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As a result of the spread, infected birds have been selectively slaughtered across the country, sometimes millions of birds at a single location.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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Lagging Behind Walmart In the vital fourth quarter and the past year, Walmart bested Target at every turn.—
Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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Indy Autonomous Challenge This also bests the previous record of 192.2 mph (309.3 km/h), set by the PoliMOVE race team (a joint project between the Politecnico di Milano and the University of Alabama) in an IAC AV-21 race car back in April 2022.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Edge (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/edge%20%28out%29. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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