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shingling

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verb

present participle of shingle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for shingling
Noun
  • Because colonization can precede infection, one patient may count as both a screening case and, later, a clinical case, so the two totals overlap and cannot be summed.
    John Drake, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Palantir's customers are acknowledging this overlap with frontier AI on products like data mapping and graphing and are moving to take advantage of it.
    Tobias Burns, CNBC, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • There are numerous parallels between Hamilton and Elon Musk, both visionary immigrants with grand ambitions, immense energy, and many overlapping ventures.
    Owen Lamont, Fortune, 2 July 2026
  • Understanding the origin of life requires addressing a collection of overlapping scientific questions.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • The Wave percale sheets are guaranteed to lull you to sleep, like you’re being rocked by the gentle lapping of the ocean.
    Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 13 May 2026
  • From my perch on a sun lounger, Friendship Bay stretches out below me – the curve of the powdery sand beach, the impossible blue of the sea and the calming lapping of the waves against the shore.
    Rebekah Evans, TheWeek, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Shingling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shingling. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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