Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for haltering
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After grabbing an early lead Friday evening, the Royals were unable to match their hosts’ prolific offense on Friday.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
13 Sep. 2025 -
The owner squeezed her hands into the mix of kittens, moving the babies and grabbing the one that did not belong, which turned out to be a tiny mouse.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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Three Los Angeles County men have been arrested for allegedly snatching high-end jewelry from victims who were walking to their vehicles in Fullerton earlier this year, police said.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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One said bump is a particularly nasty, literal wig-snatching fight between Vida and Chi-Chi.—
Jen Juneau,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
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The camera was also capturing a growing blurring of the boundaries between the Japanese and Taiwanese urban elite in colonial society.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
13 Sep. 2025
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Instead of using a single bulky lens, the camera employs a thin mask embedded with dozens of tiny lenslets, each capturing a unique perspective of the same object.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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Ventless hoods don't have ductwork and include a charcoal filter for trapping smoke and odors so that air can be recirculated.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
15 Sep. 2025
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The pickup truck caught fire on impact, trapping its driver inside.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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With a pair of runners on and two outs in the eighth inning, Yankees left fielder Cody Bellinger hit a fly ball to left, which Martin tracked down, snagging the ball just before the upper half of his body fell over the low side wall.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
16 Sep. 2025
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Slow Horses has been nominated for 14 Emmys since 2024, snagging the Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series trophy that year.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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But many of the best-in-class companies are seizing on the chance to innovate and evolve.—
Shefali Kapadia,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Since seizing effective control over the area after a 2012 standoff with the Philippines, China's coast guard has sought to keep local anglers away from the traditional fishing ground.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Their ability to swing elections brings some efficiency to proxy battles, corralling the efforts of corporate management and the hedge funds trying to pressure them, and winning over the Big Three is usually enough for either side to secure victory.—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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At the New York facility, agents sealed the exits, halting production and corralling workers for questioning.—
Hanna Park,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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At Utah Valley University, where 3,000 people had gathered to watch Kirk speak Wednesday when he was killed, many are still grappling with the shooting.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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While Bronze was grappling with her own struggles, within 10 days, England had lost three big leaders in Mary Earps, Millie Bright and Fran Kirby.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Haltering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/haltering. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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