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Adjective
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For six innings in the City Series matchup Saturday night, the Cubs and White Sox matched zeros in front of a split sellout crowd of 38,432 at Rate Field.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
27 July 2025 -
The Royals will play a split doubleheader against the Guardians on Saturday afternoon.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
26 July 2025
Verb
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Use a volcanic-rock molcajete or mortar and pestle to smash the fruit and serve, perhaps with a pinch of cilantro chopped on top.—
Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Mar. 2025
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Wayward rhizomes that pop up as new plants can be hoed or chopped.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Galls can begin semisoft but harden with a cracked surface over time, though plants won’t necessarily display symptoms the same season or year they were infected.—
Miri Talabac,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Mar. 2023
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In recent years, several stretches of the aqueduct system have been drained to allow replacement of cracked and bulging sections of century-old concrete.—
Louis Sahagún,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2023
Adjective
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Patrick Helton, who lives in a home on the lot just behind the exploded house, said an adjuster was supposed to show up soon.—
Ella McCarthy,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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In November 1968, the core of the exploded star was discovered to be a pulsar; a rapidly rotating neutron star, spinning at a rate of 30.2 times per second.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
28 July 2025
Adjective
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The Edwards Aquifer can fill up and empty quickly because of the permeability of the fractured limestone.—
Claire Osborn,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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The father, who is over 80 years old, suffered multiple fractured ribs and lacerations, including a potential laceration to his kidney, police said.—
Kate Linderman,
Kansas City Star,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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By fostering stronger partnerships between CIOs and CFOs, enterprises can move beyond fragmented innovation and into a future where finance is not just automated, but accountable and ready to lead.—
Sumit Johar,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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After a massive wave of consolidation from the oil and gas producers the last two years, the fragmented services sector is now shrinking as well as the top players buy up more of the midsized players.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
29 July 2025
Adjective
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Her ballerina background, however, is fairly extraneous, even with De Armas made to stare solemnly at that blasted music box during her rare moments of rest.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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The watch measure 44 mm, is made from blasted titanium and features a honeycomb skeletonization of the case that reduces the weight by 50 percent, Ross told Robb Report.—
Allen Farmelo,
Robb Report,
6 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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There is a broken down vehicle on I-40/US-71 from Longview Road to Red Bridge Road.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
1 Aug. 2025
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Her boyfriend, Dillon Angulo, survived but suffered multiple broken bones, a traumatic brain injury and psychological effects.—
Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Splintered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splintered. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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