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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spindles
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Jim added that he would be inclined to trim Meta if the stock spikes.
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The uniform mounded shape and purple hues of the flower spikes, along with the contrasting silvery foliage, add attractive structure and framing along the edges of paved walkways.
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The midfielder spears an accurate long ball to Yildiz, setting him away into the box.
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The late Bill Carr, a former Florida athletic director who was Houston’s AD when the SWC breakup began, once summed this up to me in a way that still sticks.
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No sooner does Aemond arrive than the silver-white-haired warrior sticks his blade into the smooth-talking Harrenhal caretaker, Ser Simon Strong, played by British thespian Simon Russell Beale.
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After allowing just 24 unearned runs through their first 74 games, the Yankees allowed 21 from June 20 to the end of the month, more than double any team in baseball.
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The Tour de France returns on July 4 and runs through July 26.
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Equal parts cringe comedy and social satire, the play skewers modern romance, class anxieties and the lies people tell themselves in the name of love.
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My review skewers the ability of the cast of six to transition into so many varied roles and dual identities.
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Deborah pecks her before reluctantly giving in to more passionate smooches.
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Commentary and opinions In his latest column, Michael Hiltzik punctures the myth of Alan Greenspan, whose policies gave us the Great Recession.
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If a foreign object punctures the tread or sidewall, your tire can deflate slowly or quickly, depending on the puncture.
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Kara talks her out of it, and when Ruthye walks away, Kara turns back to Krem and stabs him multiple times with a sword.
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On cue, a Frey leaps out and stabs Robb’s pregnant wife Talisa (Oona Chaplin) in the stomach, and a volley of crossbow arrows lay into Robb and his friends.
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“Spindles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spindles. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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