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Recent Examples of pole
Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Jan. 2025
The driver was in custody and the victims suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
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Several other incidents of fans climbing poles, shooting fireworks or conducting celebratory gunfire were also caught on camera.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 29 Jan. 2025
WIRED, 23 Sep. 2022
Columbia, then Rodinia and most recently Pangea, which formed about 335 million years ago, stretching from pole to pole along the longitudes of the mid-Atlantic.
—Jack Feerick, Discover Magazine, 25 Oct. 2020
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Noun
Investigators believe Wyatt was driving south along South Cooper Street when his truck went off the road and collided with the pole.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Jan. 2025
The driver was in custody and the victims suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
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Several other incidents of fans climbing poles, shooting fireworks or conducting celebratory gunfire were also caught on camera.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 29 Jan. 2025
Verb
Being an island at a reasonably high latitude means rockets can launch north over uninhabited ocean, entering into orbit from pole to pole around our planet.
—WIRED, 23 Sep. 2022
Columbia, then Rodinia and most recently Pangea, which formed about 335 million years ago, stretching from pole to pole along the longitudes of the mid-Atlantic.
—Jack Feerick, Discover Magazine, 25 Oct. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pole
Noun
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Miller has pivoted between center and wing more recently, so there’s the potential for some interchange there.—
Arthur Staple,
The Athletic,
2 Feb. 2025
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The sky was clear but dark and, at the center of a substantial metropolitan area, crowded with lights.—
Matthew L. Wald,
The New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Visitors can enjoy canoeing, bird watching, and engaging with local communities.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes,
4 Jan. 2025
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Older kids and teenagers often enjoy spear-throwing with a Maasai warrior, horseback riding, hot-air balloon rides, and canoeing in the Okavango Delta.—
Maija de Rijk-Uys,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Nov. 2024
Noun
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An Overview of the UAE’s Golden Visa Program Conceived as part of the UAE’s vision to drive innovation and foster economic diversification, the Golden Visa program also makes the nation a magnet for global talent and wealth.—
Arash Jalili,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Where the Play ships with a ceramic cartridge, the tube comes with a moving magnet flavor from Japan's JICO plus a phono stage powered by Korg's Nutube technology.—
Paul Ridden,
New Atlas,
22 Jan. 2025
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Buffalo still has all three timeouts, but punting and giving the ball back to Patrick Mahomes willingly feels like a dicey proposition right now.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC News,
27 Jan. 2025
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After pledging Day 1 tariffs on Canada and Mexico, Trump on Monday punted the start date back to Feb. 1.—
Tobias Burns,
The Hill,
23 Jan. 2025
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Maison Proust, Paris (Image credit: Maison Proust) Opulence is the polestar at Maison Proust.—
Catherine Garcia,
theweek,
7 Nov. 2024
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Durazzi had horses freely roaming the garden; inside the gallery, models were standing on a felt-padded plinth, while images of women who are the designer’s polestars—artists, scientists, and intellectuals from Phoebe Boswell to Carla Cerati to Ottessa Moshfegh—were projected on their faces.—
Tiziana Cardini,
Vogue,
15 Mar. 2023
Noun
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New Albany is roughly 15 miles northeast of the state capital, Columbus.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN,
5 Feb. 2025
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General view of the City of London skyline, the capital’s financial district, in October.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
5 Feb. 2025
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With our family of five, admission to sights and attractions can get expensive quickly.—
Linnea Bailey,
USA TODAY,
25 Jan. 2025
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In Greek mythology, Adonis is the god of beauty and attraction.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Jan. 2025
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Creating an even larger mecca for the music lover is an exciting prospect, especially for our intimate live events, where the world’s most exciting artists perform in-store for the admission of purchasing their new album.—
Matthew Strauss,
Pitchfork,
23 Jan. 2025
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Although better known as a mecca for fashion and style, Milan is the capital of the agriculture-rich Lombardy region, ensuring that restaurants and home cooks can access fresh, high-quality local ingredients.—
Irene S. Levine,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Pole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pole. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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