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Recent Examples of sill
Don’t forget the window frame and sill, where dirty water tends to pool.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
Consider using Cambria as window-sill cladding, shelving for a wet bar, or even as focal-point wall installations that serve as artwork in their own right.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2026
For example, Hancock recommends this approach when your plants are positioned directly in a sunny south-facing sill.
—Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 8 Feb. 2026
All of the above procedures can be carried out on a sunny window sill.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 9 Jan. 2026
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
Consider using Cambria as window-sill cladding, shelving for a wet bar, or even as focal-point wall installations that serve as artwork in their own right.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2026
For example, Hancock recommends this approach when your plants are positioned directly in a sunny south-facing sill.
—Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 8 Feb. 2026
All of the above procedures can be carried out on a sunny window sill.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 9 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sill
Noun
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It was designed in such a way that it would be comprised of six lattice-like beams, which were prestressed end-to-end.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
16 May 2026
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Western automakers have spent years trickling pixel-headlight features out cautiously, partly because regulations in markets like the US have historically been slow to allow adaptive driving beams in the first place.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Its flowers bloom on new wood and can be cut back to 12 inches in late winter, which allows it to be easily maintained as a medium-sized shrub.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
19 May 2026
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Use electric stoves and heaters when possible instead of gas or wood-burning options.—
Ryan Brennan
May 19,
Miami Herald,
19 May 2026
Noun
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Without explanation, Christophe begins to lean sideways and fall over, nearly causing a tractor accident and landing him in a metal brace along his torso and up to his chin.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
19 May 2026
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New Yorkers brace for a Monday commute amid rail strikes.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
Noun
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That film generated some moody power before collapsing into a pile of surrealist-horror shards.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
20 May 2026
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Cut it up into its individual paragraphs and then put these pieces of paper in a pile.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
Noun
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Hart entered the season with a splint in his right ring finger, sustained back spasms in the Abu Dhabi preseason opener against the 76ers then had another lower back injury this season.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
8 May 2026
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Redick said Wednesday that the 27-year-old forward was wearing a splint.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
8 May 2026
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With the California primary election less than a month away, this may be the last high-stakes chance for the seven leading candidates to impress undecided voters.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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After Meta acquired a $14 billion stake in Scale AI last year and former CEO and cofounder Alexandr Wang left, the future of the company was unclear.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
Noun
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The Ducks made several poor decisions trying to break the puck out, and one eventually landed it on Dorofeyev’s stick in front.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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The spaghetti with meatball is not quite as comically large as the mozzarella stick at Rosso.—
Henri Hollis,
AJC.com,
14 May 2026
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Trump made the announcement in a social media post on Monday after threatening over the weekend that time was running out for Iran to strike a deal or fighting would renew.—
Michelle L. Price,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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Compton-Rock shared a sweet Instagram post from her daughter's commencement ceremony at the University of Southern California on Monday, May 18.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
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“Sill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sill. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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