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Recent Examples of killer instinct
Charlotte needs to develop the killer instinct that turns comfortable leads into victories, not crushing disappointments that define the season.
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Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 6 July 2025
The killer instinct to wrap up a series is crucial.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 May 2025
Morikawa is on a yearslong mission to regain his killer instinct.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Will Joe finally find that perfect love he’s been searching for, or will his killer instincts ruin everything yet again?
—Dana Feldman, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 6 July 2025
The killer instinct to wrap up a series is crucial.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 May 2025
Morikawa is on a yearslong mission to regain his killer instinct.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Will Joe finally find that perfect love he’s been searching for, or will his killer instincts ruin everything yet again?
—Dana Feldman, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for killer instinct
Noun
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High in sugar, refined starch, salt, unhealthy fats and additives, these foods have become cheap, easy and appealing.—
Maryanne Murray Buechner,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Excluding sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, obesity now exceeds underweight in all regions, researchers said, with ultra-processed and fast foods that are high in sugar, refined starch, salt, unhealthy fats and additives being targeted at and consumed by children.—
Amy Woodyatt,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For your fights, your moments of glory, your grit.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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For breakfast and lunch, there’s Gulf shrimp in a moat of creamy grits and massive triangles of quiche suspending earthy layers of collard greens.—
The Bon Appétit Staff,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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People on TikTok were taken by Reagan's sudden spunk.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 July 2025
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Howard preferred simmer to boil, sugar to sass, and never lacked spunk.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
16 July 2025
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And of course, as has been the case since the beginning of MLPerf, Nvidia ran all the models and beat back all the competition, the few that had the gumption to compete.—
Karl Freund,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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With a scarf, ingenuity, and gumption, Breinberg had scored higher than the people who’d used fire, dry needling, hammocks, and cups.—
Sarah Larson,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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The judge relented in the face of his daughter’s determination, perhaps more than a little proud of her patriotic pluck.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Aug. 2025
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The opening acoustic guitar plucks get strong low-mid resonance to sound nice and big, while the higher frequencies receive enough attention to convey string texture.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
16 June 2025
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Judges Derek Hough and Bruno Tonioli were joined in spirit by Carrie Ann Inaba, who missed the premiere due to illness.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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In the spirit of functionality and the chair’s utilitarian history, brass buckles secure both the leather back and seat.—
Elissa Suh,
Architectural Digest,
17 Sep. 2025
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Before joining Valli, Werner was manager of women’s leather goods collections and strategic initiatives director at Louis Vuitton.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
12 Sep. 2025
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Dixon brings over 20 years of experience to the organization and will oversee all business legal matters, including commercial and business contract drafting and negotiation, litigation matters, real estate portfolios, corporate governance and strategic initiatives.—
Sportico Staff,
Sportico.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Radical self-reliance is a key tenet of Burning Man.—
Denver Nicks,
Rolling Stone,
14 Sep. 2025
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Over the years Philippine counter-trafficking projects have found some ways to increase financial self-reliance, for instance by starting fair trade farming projects.—
Christine Ro,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Killer instinct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/killer%20instinct. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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