as in person
a member of the human race
kindhearted and generous, she's a real good egg by anyone's standard
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Recent Examples of egg
ABC News,
30 June 2026
Prosecutors allege the companies conspired for years to manipulate industry price benchmarks that influence wholesale egg prices nationwide.
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Rena Rowe,
The Washington Examiner,
30 June 2026
Huo Jingnan,
NPR,
31 May 2026
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Noun
Those eggs would be donated by the companies and make their ways to food banks and nonprofits.
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ABC News,
30 June 2026
Prosecutors allege the companies conspired for years to manipulate industry price benchmarks that influence wholesale egg prices nationwide.
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Rena Rowe,
The Washington Examiner,
30 June 2026
Verb
While giving users information on how to conduct harmful activities could be concerning, the more worrying part is how the chatbots can egg users on, said Samuel Hunter, senior scientist and director of academic research at NCITE.
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Huo Jingnan,
NPR,
31 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for egg
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Police release video of the person racing across the roof of the building from where authorities say the shot was fired, dropping down to the ground and walking off campus.
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Others may miss the warmth of a person who can read the room, handle a strange request or help when something goes wrong.
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Scotland carried the ball for 13 phases to enter Argentina's 22 and Hutchinson whipped an accurate long pass to Tuipulotu on the right wing who scored untouched.
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Olise kept his intentions hidden to the last, shaping up to cross the ball to the back post before sharply turning his hips and whipping his pass into the goalscorer’s path, breaking two defensive lines along the way.
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Witnesses expressed shock over the incident, with one man arriving to his Walmart to shop and finding the parking lot covered in crime scene tape.
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But some have faced pushback, including when two Boise men faced the wrath of their homeowners association for replacing their grass with turf, in part to save water.
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The anchor believes his conversation with the musician will spur a broader one among the people who watch it.
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South Korea’s government and top tech companies are committing $1 trillion to several flagship megaprojects that could bolster global memory chip supply, build new AI data centers and spur commercial deployment of humanoid robots by 2028.
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Hernandez, 29, a contractor based in Franklin, about 20 miles south of Nashville, undertook the $380 project with furniture from HomeGoods after seeing his pet spend most of her life tucked away in a little corner.
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The operation was a testament to the growing effectiveness of a multinational collection of urban search-and-rescue squads — known as USAR — that have become ubiquitous life-savers at epicenters of calamity across the globe.
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He is accused of pressing a screw from the high chair into her leg to make her cry, police told PEOPLE.
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Rescuers then wait intently for any indication of life, using sensitive microphones or telescopic cameras or simply pressing an ear against the rubble, hoping to detect a voice, a knock or the faintest movement.
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Kahan headlines Rolling Stone’s inaugural Stateside Festival on July 4, just ahead of his return to Fenway on July 18 and 19, where 70,000 people will get to see a guy with his guitar absolutely captivate.
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Then, oh yeah, defenses can’t focus too much on those guys because of how much attention Joel Embiid commands.
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Even when Drew tries to messily prod at the massive elephant in the room at dinner, the conversation still reverts to Angela’s issues with Shamea.
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Roberts beelined to him, cracking inside jokes to gently prod him out of his shell.
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“Egg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egg. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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