Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sills
Noun
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Techno music blared as models in unisex knitwear walked a runway strewn with moss and split down the middle with bulky metal beams.—
Anika Reed,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025 -
Then robot-like enemies appear, followed by new villains who descend from a spaceship and trap the heroes in beams of light.—
G Kirilloff,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Real Madrid and Marseille last met back in the 2009-10 group stage, when Cristiano Ronaldo scored braces in both the home and away fixtures.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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In practice, the change in step functions similarly to certain knee braces, Uhlrich said.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Shin splints are common among runners, especially those who just ramped up their training, since that can force the tibialis anterior into overdrive.—
Jenny McCoy,
SELF,
3 Sep. 2025
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Quickly, other motorists stopped to help, and the group used a windshield wiper, a metal rod from a car jack, and seatbelts as splints and tourniquets to keep Whitt from bleeding to death.—
Molly Beck,
jsonline.com,
19 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Use jig and pigs 18 to 25 feet deep along brush piles or main lake points with a gradual slope.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
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One makes big plays at big moments, the other piles up a steady stream of little plays that lead to those big plays.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Fraser and Schweigert also laid out a four-quadrant model on how to approach high-stakes situations.—
Katherine Fung,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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The fantastic is used to sketch out familiar story lines, but the metaphysical premise remains as vague as the dramatic stakes in the lives of the characters.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Shiver me timbers and blow me down.—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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Jeremy Borrelli, a staff archaeologist for ECU's maritime studies program, told Fox News Digital the team recovered 63 wooden shipwreck timbers – 47 of which are believed to be part of La Fortuna, a Spanish privateer ship from Cuba.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The 144-foot-long (44-meter) vessel also carried cargo including iron ore, lumber and more.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
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His wages were previously garnished in 2010 in the aftermath of an allegedly unfulfilled deal with a lumber company, according to court records.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Shah has shared several updates about her life behind bars through journal entries, and posts on social media and her website.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
18 Sep. 2025
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The former president also posted a link to a New York Times article about Karen Attiah, a columnist who said she was fired from The Washington Post for her social media posts about Charlie Kirk's killing.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Sills.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sills. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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