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Recent Examples of birl
There was sea salt in the air, and sleepless seagulls were birling in the darkness overhead.
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Douglas Stuart, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2020
Another, unable to reach dry land, dug his spiked boots into a slippery timber and birled downriver.
—Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 16 Feb. 2019
In some parts of the United States, birling contests are annual events.
—Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 16 Feb. 2019
Douglas Stuart, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2020
Another, unable to reach dry land, dug his spiked boots into a slippery timber and birled downriver.
—Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 16 Feb. 2019
In some parts of the United States, birling contests are annual events.
—Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 16 Feb. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for birl
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The American Heart Association (AHA) advises against the idea of starting to drink alcohol just to try to prevent heart disease.Peter Burke, Fox News, 16 Dec. 2024
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Beyond just my daughter, me, and the occasional friend she’s seen drinking from an Owala, Amazon shoppers love the brand, too.Terri Peters, Parents, 16 Dec. 2024
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From there, a series of scenes — a late-night house party full of adults drinking and carousing, a cascade of tinsel falling off a Christmas tree, a playground fail — replicate a you-are-there feeling as a preadolescent named Elwood Curtis navigates the agonies and ecstasies of boyhood.David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2024
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Serving guests, some of them still carousing from the previous evening out, was never enough.Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 19 July 2024
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But historically Black colleges and universities have reason to revel, as some have seen record increases.Ira Porter, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Nov. 2024
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Long after the stadium had cleared out, her fans could still be heard reveling outside on the concourse.Zack Pierce, The Athletic, 9 Aug. 2024
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Additionally, about 20% of employees admit to binge drinking at these events (eek).Elizabeth Pearson, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Her love of science came from watching PBS shows as a kid with her mom and spending too much time binging Doctor Who.Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
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This drink was often used as part of wassailing in England.BHG Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 June 2023
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Reisinger's Apple Country, located in Watkins Glen on Seneca Lake, also has a wassailing event on the horizon.Jennifer Nalewicki, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Jan. 2018
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“Birl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birl. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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