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Recent Examples of fin
With the Red Army closing in, such gatherings, expressions of a desperate gaiety, a fin d’une époque efflorescence, weren’t rare.
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James Wood, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
Their dorsal fins, or the top fin, are red, black and yellow.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
Their back fins, called the caudal fin, are mostly turquoise, but the fish have sightly different colored bands, per the study.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
Although the system is more complicated and expensive, it can be modified to accommodate future fin designs, such as flexible fins that increase efficiency.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 Apr. 2025
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James Wood, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
Their dorsal fins, or the top fin, are red, black and yellow.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
Their back fins, called the caudal fin, are mostly turquoise, but the fish have sightly different colored bands, per the study.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
Although the system is more complicated and expensive, it can be modified to accommodate future fin designs, such as flexible fins that increase efficiency.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fin
Noun
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The club’s goal this summer is to build again, to enhance the squad into one that can form two strong teams to compete on different fronts.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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Conclusion Accountability is what separates good leaders from exceptional ones.—
Shivali Kukreja,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The war has raged for more than three years and cost the lives of tens of thousands of people on both sides.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Just weeks after creating a $50 million tax credit to help families pay for private school tuition and homeschooling, Idaho has shut down a program that helped tens of thousands of public school students pay for laptops, school supplies, tutoring and other educational expenses.—
Audrey Dutton,
Idaho Statesman,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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He’s not cracked reps with the second team with Hill getting all the work when the twos take over.—
Paul Dehner Jr.,
The Athletic,
9 Aug. 2024
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The tactile quality of the characters was modeled after stop-motion, including animating mostly on twos (one image for every two frames) for rough movement.—
Bill Desowitz,
IndieWire,
31 Jan. 2025
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While ranking in the fifties were science and research, transportation, child and elder care, education and training, and finance and insurance.—
Amanda Kavanagh | This Column was created by Jobbio,
The Hill,
28 Mar. 2025
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In reviewing several recent books and mentioning others, Mead writes about the symptoms of menopause, and then goes on to concentrate almost exclusively on hormone-replacement therapy for women in their fifties and sixties.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The Trump administration is threatening billions of dollars in federal funding to elite universities over their policies on diversity, equity and inclusion.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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Further adding to gold’s luster is the dulled appeal of the U.S. dollar.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The Sabres had a 16-10 advantage in scoring chances with him on the ice at five-on-five.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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The team has managed to do that at five-on-five, which has helped compensate for a somewhat underwhelming power play.—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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In most cases, $10 above the single-Mac price gets you three licenses; another sawbuck raises that to five.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
15 Apr. 2025
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But try that nowadays and the guy will laugh derisively, then pick up your sawbuck between his thumb and index finger, like a piece of filth, and hand it back to you.—
Jack Handey,
The New Yorker,
5 Feb. 2024
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At just $158 bucks under $130 Grand, this compact SUV has every option Mercedes Benz offers on this 2025 AMG GLC 63 S E Preferred Plug in hybrid model.—
Tony Leopardo,
Mercury News,
20 Apr. 2025
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Painted Screens and Panels Large-scale pieces like screens and panels are a great bang for your shopping buck.—
Maggie Gillette,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Fin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fin. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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