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Recent Examples of sitter
Palou of Chip Ganassi Racing was second, followed by Will Power and pole-sitter Marcus Ericsson.
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Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Mar. 2026
Chai died at age 5 while under the care of a pet sitter.
—Ryan Brennan
march 4, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
Finding dedicated tree-sitters, ones who would come back, even once the novelty had worn off and the legal risk began mounting, was a challenge.
—Robert Moor, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
So much of the mystique of portraiture is defined by the grade and quality of the intimacy between sitter and photographer.
—Bryan Barcena, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
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Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Mar. 2026
Chai died at age 5 while under the care of a pet sitter.
—Ryan Brennan
march 4, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
Finding dedicated tree-sitters, ones who would come back, even once the novelty had worn off and the legal risk began mounting, was a challenge.
—Robert Moor, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
So much of the mystique of portraiture is defined by the grade and quality of the intimacy between sitter and photographer.
—Bryan Barcena, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sitter
Noun
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One point lifted from Shear’s life was his experience working as a Manhattan family manny (a male nanny).—
Payton Turkeltaub,
Variety,
3 Apr. 2026
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The former South Carolina politician − who resigned from his role as state treasurer in 2007 after pleading guilty to a federal drug charge − was accused of assaulting a former nanny in 2015.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Anyone with concerns or questions is asked to contact the district's main office or the school nurse.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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From parents getting their students ready for school, bus drivers getting them there, the nurses, cafeteria staff, teachers.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Sitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sitter. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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