greek

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Recent Examples of greek Neil Young returned to the stage on Saturday night (April 26) for a special cause, delivering a rare live performance at the Autism Speaks Light Up The Blues 7 concert at Los Angeles’ Greek Theatre. Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 28 Apr. 2025 The players involved in those incidents have come from a wide range of backgrounds: Argentine, Colombian, German, American, Greek, Jamaican, Spanish, Nigerian, Honduran and Italian among them. Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025 Neil Young and Stephen Stills joined forces Saturday night for the semi-annual Light Up the Blues charity show at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles. Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 27 Apr. 2025 This was followed by a blessing from Eastern rite Catholic churches, chanted in Greek by patriarchs and priests. Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025 Over the course of the millennium, the peninsula was part of the Greek, Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman empires, it was invaded by Mongols and fought over by Venice and Genoa. Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025 The two got married in a Greek Orthodox ceremony in 2001. Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025 And on Tuesday, the Greek yogurt maker broke ground on a $1.2 billion dairy-processing plant in Rome, New York, which is also near Syracuse and a 46-mile drive from Clay. Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 24 Apr. 2025 Kirkland Signature Organic Greek Nonfat Yogurt Chobani, Fage, and Oikos have met their match with Costco’s take on ultra-decadent Greek yogurt. Joey Skladany, Southern Living, 24 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for greek
Noun
  • That's essentially what predictive AI does, minus the mystical hocus-pocus.
    Bernard Marr, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
  • So the hocus-pocus of GPT halting on my name is a rare but conspicuous leaf on a much larger tree of model control.
    Jonathan L. Zittrain, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Your proposal doesn’t have to be on a hot air balloon in Paris or a picturesque beach in the Maldives—unless your person has explicitly expressed that preference and that fits your budget.
    Boutayna Chokrane, Vogue, 20 Apr. 2025
  • Over the years, other scientists have implanted false memories of events, such as knocking over a punch bowl at a wedding, traveling in a hot air balloon or putting Slime in a teacher’s desk.
    Bernice Andrews, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Driving the news: The statement was published only in English on the Facebook page of the Israeli Prime Minister's Office — potentially another case of double-talk by Netanyahu.
    Barak Ravid, Axios, 27 Sep. 2024
  • The GOP Senate candidate in Arizona, whose brand is a combative, never-back-down MAGA politics, has adopted a position on the issue that is nearly indistinguishable from that of double-talking Democrats.
    Rich Lowry, National Review, 14 Apr. 2024
Noun
  • The bust was followed by months of prolonged legal rigmarole.
    John Semley, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Even with all of the fees and rigmarole that entails.
    Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The brand’s monkey business button-up collared shirt was worn by Blackpink’s Lisa in one of the opening scenes of the premiere episode.
    Julia Teti, WWD, 19 Feb. 2025
  • No side bets with them or other monkey business!
    Brady Dale, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The natural sugars in dry fruits may ferment in the gut, leading to gas and discomfort.
    Faye Remedios, Vogue, 27 Apr. 2025
  • But as the fourth quarter continued, the Nuggets ran out of gas.
    Tony Jones, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • And Thursday, jazz lovers can hear the sounds of Cooke as Miami group Old Skool Gang performs the full live recording at the Historic Ward Rooming House Gallery at 249 NW 9th Street in Overtown.
    Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025
  • If there’s a way to shoehorn in a Las Vegas dance number, complete with jazz hands and ostrich feathers, do it!
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Another aspect to note is that the AI didn’t ridicule me or otherwise play any tomfoolery about my need for assistance.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Another aspect to note is that the AI didn’t ridicule me or otherwise play any tomfoolery about my worries.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025

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“Greek.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greek. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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