Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for becket
Noun
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The spheres swing, tapping against the metal and coils.—
Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
14 Jan. 2025 -
Pavlovich remembers her palms sweating, hot coils in her stomach.—
Lila Shapiro,
Vulture,
13 Jan. 2025
Noun
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There was no one else on the strand, the surf a sickly yellow foam bubbling between the matted black hanks of seaweed heaped on the beach.—
Matthew Gavin Frank,
Harper's Magazine,
21 Apr. 2022
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In one of its spreads, a burst of light on muddy asphalt abuts a jumble of walls and fences, rain pounding a limousine, and a spatter of paint with a hank of rope.—
Leo Rubinfien,
The New York Review of Books,
11 Feb. 2021
Noun
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The loss was Day’s first to an unranked opponent and fourth in a row to the rival Wolverines, sending the Ohio State fan base into a spiral.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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And then all of the guest hosting and all of those elements, the staff was in something of a spiral.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
7 Jan. 2025
Noun
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At that time, the Cathedral of the Assumption featured the tallest spire in the U.S. — a title later claimed by St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City, Peterson added.—
Killian Baarlaer,
The Courier-Journal,
24 Dec. 2024
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No sooner had the fire been contained in a few hours than €800 million ($845 million) was raised to rehabilitate the structure, whose iconic wooden spire collapsed, its roof destroyed.—
Sarah Belmont,
ARTnews.com,
9 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The actress styled her natural gray hair in voluminous curls and her makeup featured a smokey eye and hint of a pink lip.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
24 Jan. 2025
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Pattern Hydration Shampoo brings life back to dry, thirsty curls.—
Erin Parker,
Allure,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The infrared glow created was captured by JWST, revealing details that look like knots and whorls found in wood grain.—
Greg Wehner,
Fox News,
16 Jan. 2025
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Thus Andy Dixon paints Day-Glo takes on Rococo romances, with sculptural nudes draped in loose tunics cavorting around pleasure gardens dotted with classical statuary; these same motifs are distilled into dainty arabesques and diaphanous whorls in the abstract canvases of Michaela Yearwood-Dan.—
Rachel Wetzler,
Artforum,
1 Dec. 2024
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“Becket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/becket. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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