Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whets
Verb
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Capricorn December 22 – January 19 By afternoon, your focus sharpens on goals.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2026 -
December 22 – January 19 By afternoon, your focus sharpens on goals.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Bans only is certain areas The amendment, proposed in February, does not aim to ban the sale of single-serve beers, malt liquor or minis (also known as nips, shooters, shots or airplane bottles) across the entire city.—
Eric Adler
March 29,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2026
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Such terrible deprivations the newcomers to our land must endure while guzzling nips, smoking weed and driving the wrong way on our interstate highways.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
22 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Combined, the marijuana loads had a street value of about $675,000 in the United States, and high-quality weed could be worth two to three times higher in Europe, according to the CBP.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
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The hospital’s closure has meant many workers are out of a job, patients are having to find other options for care, and nearby hospitals, including Rush Oak Park Hospital and Loretto Hospital, may face heavier patient loads.—
Lisa Schencker,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Snag Blenders’ Sydney glasses to try the pattern for yourself, or follow Molina-Mulcahy’s advice and experiment with pops of color with one of the other options.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
26 Mar. 2026
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Turrets rose above the desert palette, the sandy beige surroundings starkly contrasted by pops of royal blue and deep teal on rooftops and trims.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The Rodents of Unusual Size that attack Westley in a swamp work because they are played by small men in rodent suits, rather than coolly conjured from pixels; their deliberate artifice is the thrill, and Reiner provided the voice for their hideous snorts.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
17 Dec. 2025
Noun
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In that situation, shock absorbers ranging from Saudi Aramco’s export pipeline bypassing the Strait of Hormuz to the vast sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) provide the buffers to prevent systemic stress on currency pegs or the banking system.—
Alaa Shahine Salha,
semafor.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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Kinda knocks your to-do list down a few pegs, no?—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Workers load stacks of textiles onto belts that move them through the scanner, which emits a sharp hiss while reading the textiles’ composition.—
Tian MacLeod Ji,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Yellow Rose sells jewelry, clothing, hats, belts, boots, men’s wear and more.—
Tanya Babbar,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The rose slugs are the larvae of the sawfly.—
Rita Perwich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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Among its many benefits, diatomaceous earth (DE) can control pests as varied as earwigs, caterpillars, ants and aphids, and keep slugs and snails out of garden beds, too.—
Lauren Landers,
The Spruce,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Whets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whets. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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