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Recent Examples of tick
So the two native North American ticks such as the Lone Star and Gulf Coast tick have both been expanding their ranges in Connecticut.
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2025
Throughout the series, Tony attends therapy sessions with Dr. Jennifer Melfi (Lorraine Bracco), providing a deep, compelling and complex look at what makes an antihero tick.
—Skyler Trepel, People.com, 10 June 2025
The Edmonton Oilers play in one of the smallest markets for pro sports in North America, and the Canadian dollar is currently worth $0.73, a tick above the 20-year lows of $0.68 briefly hit in February.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 4 June 2025
This spring, scientists there helped make the first identification in Montana of a species of tick known to carry Lyme disease.
—Katheryn Houghton, NPR, 26 May 2025
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2025
Throughout the series, Tony attends therapy sessions with Dr. Jennifer Melfi (Lorraine Bracco), providing a deep, compelling and complex look at what makes an antihero tick.
—Skyler Trepel, People.com, 10 June 2025
The Edmonton Oilers play in one of the smallest markets for pro sports in North America, and the Canadian dollar is currently worth $0.73, a tick above the 20-year lows of $0.68 briefly hit in February.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 4 June 2025
This spring, scientists there helped make the first identification in Montana of a species of tick known to carry Lyme disease.
—Katheryn Houghton, NPR, 26 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tick
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Sarandos touted how the streamer has filmed in over 200 cities across Spain, helped support more than 20,000 jobs, The Tres Cantos campus, located about 30 minutes by car north of Madrid, is Netflix’s biggest studio complex in Europe, with 10 soundstages.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
10 June 2025
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Despite 80 minutes of hockey down, the Panthers had two forwards, center Jesper Boqvist and Jonah Gadjovich, under 10 minutes of ice time for the game.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
9 June 2025
Noun
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Gonzalez said his home run Friday, his second of the season, included a hunting trip.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2025
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The electric muscle car was gaining as much as a mile-per-hour a second, as depicted in the video above.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
Noun
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Enjoying a protein shake after my workout became something of a ritual.—
MISAKI KAWATSU,
Vogue,
10 June 2025
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Cointreau Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice, and give it a long, hard shake, about eight to 10 seconds.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
31 May 2025
Noun
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And in the previous season, under Gary O’Neil, Ait-Nouri’s minutes were spread around even more positions as the former Wolves head coach operated a hybrid system, combining a 3-4-3 system similar to Pereira’s with elements of a 4-4-2 at different moments.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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From the sparkling shores of Fiji to Las Vegas rooftops, the stunning backdrops provide the perfect setting for every sweet and chaotic moment.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
5 June 2025
Noun
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Then, in a split second, Haliburton decided to dribble backward to hoist a prayer and go for the win.—
James L. Edwards III,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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The true star of the show here is the latest generation of the split seconds chronograph mechanism developed by Richard Mille and APLL (Audemars Piguet Le Locle).—
Blake Buettner,
Robb Report,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In another beat, Hynes hugs a set of best friends, and Bennett and Brown are seen chatting with a mother, her daughter and daughter-in-law.—
Breanne L. Heldman,
People.com,
12 June 2025
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Thomas, his dad and the group’s facilitator, does not miss a beat.—
Lynda Lin Grigsby,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2025
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In our instant, TikTok-Instagram world, mission statements are more important now than ever.—
Ken Polk,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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Look, girls, shape folds over and pulls through itself so that first becomes last and an end becomes a fresh start in an instant.—
Rae Armantrout,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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Another system uses the vehicle’s connectivity to assist drivers anticipate road hazards, and still one more monitors whether a driver is actually paying attention to the road and even monitors the driver’s heartbeat to detect his or her stress level.—
Ed Garsten,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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Independent bookstores are the heartbeats of their communities.—
American Booksellers Association,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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“Tick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tick. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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