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Recent Examples of shingle
Angelique Jackson, Variety, 11 June 2025
The first part comes from installing a waterproof stick-on layer to a roof to prevent rain from getting through, even if the wind strips away some shingles.
—Lauren Sommer, NPR, 11 June 2025
Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2025
Its lush grounds include a historic houseboat, shingled windmill and the thousand-year-old Chinese sarcophagus containing some of Mahatma Gandhi’s ashes.
—Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
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Noun
While the shingle is in the midst of looking for projects.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 11 June 2025
The first part comes from installing a waterproof stick-on layer to a roof to prevent rain from getting through, even if the wind strips away some shingles.
—Lauren Sommer, NPR, 11 June 2025
Verb
Thick slices of extra crispy, crackling pork belly were shingled over a thick kare-kare sauce.
—Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2025
Its lush grounds include a historic houseboat, shingled windmill and the thousand-year-old Chinese sarcophagus containing some of Mahatma Gandhi’s ashes.
—Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shingle
Noun
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In Friuli Venezia Giulia, the soils are rich in marl and sandstone, locally referred to as ponca.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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The vines are planted in limestone, marl, and clay soils and are situated with eastern and southeastern exposures at altitudes of 750 to 1,000 feet so grapes mature perfectly with the right balance of sugars, acid, and minerality.—
Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen,
Robb Report,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The good news is that a bob will complement anyone.—
Catharine Malzahn,
Glamour,
24 July 2025
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Take inspiration from actress Lily Collins and make a sleek bob your haircut of choice to style out this summer, or copy singer Dove Cameron and keep your hair off your neck with playful space buns.—
Ranyechi Udemezue,
Vogue,
22 July 2025
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The district would still overlap with much of its western Dallas County portions, but would extend farther into the central and eastern part of the county.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 July 2025
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While many sights overlap among cruise operators, each company adds its own exclusive experiences between pick up and drop off by motorcoach in Paris.—
David Dickstein,
Oc Register,
30 July 2025
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Throwing that detritus away is the third-most expensive component of sweeping.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
14 July 2025
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The swollen river has receded, leaving behind heartbreaking signs of the devastation: little girls’ suitcases and clothes strewn along the wrecked cabin grounds and plush toys caked with detritus, twisted metal and gnarled vehicles.—
Jon Schuppe,
NBC news,
8 July 2025
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That experience informed a two-story-tall scaffolding structure where 12 artists took turns live-painting, the latter’s work overlaying its predecessor’s.—
Denni Hu,
Footwear News,
14 July 2025
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Smart Glasses: Provide minimal immersion; digital content is overlaid in the real world, allowing users to remain aware of their surroundings at all times.—
Tim Bajarin,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
Noun
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Without the seasonal delivery of silt, the floodplains of Assam and Bangladesh will lose their natural fertility.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 July 2025
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Crews will remove debris and hundreds of sandbags, wash surfaces and remove silt or mud up to several inches thick.—
Bebe Hodges,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
Noun
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Few farms in the U.S. grow both crops at commercial scale — which Ovasapyan sees as a competitive moat.—
Ascend Agency,
New York Daily News,
31 July 2025
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Humidity from crops like corn, also known as corn sweat, also magnifies how unstable the hot, humid air is.—
Isabella O'Malley,
Chicago Tribune,
30 July 2025
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Stalagmites, on the other hand, grow from the ground up when sediment drips onto the ground, piling up over time.—
Ruby Grisin,
The Courier-Journal,
24 July 2025
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In their study, Meiburg and fellow author Nadav Lensky of the Geological Survey of Israel cover the fluid dynamics and associated sediment transport processes currently governing the Dead Sea.—
David Bressan,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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“Shingle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shingle. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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