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Recent Examples of Synonyms for collied
Adjective
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Black carbon is a dark, sooty byproduct of burning fossil fuels.—
Jillian Mock,
Discover Magazine,
17 Sep. 2019 -
By the closer — a grim, sooty final reckoning with the events of June 13 — the colourful escapism of the Uphaar’s Bollywood posters suddenly looks half a world away.—
Mike McCahill,
Variety,
17 Jan. 2023
Adjective
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An arriving officer arrested the Parma Heights resident, who was crocked, for disorderly conduct.—
John Benson,
cleveland,
10 Nov. 2021
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Although the treaty promised an annuity, payments were often late or siphoned off to crocked traders.—
Letter Writers,
Twin Cities,
8 Aug. 2019
Adjective
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Despite the French undertones, this vintage reproduction of, yes, a water fountain, works for a variety of garden aesthetics, including cottage, farmhouse, English, or shabby chic.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Mar. 2025
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Bo Horvat, Barzal, Pageau and Casey Cizikas down the middle isn’t shabby; if Ritchie can force his way into the conversation within a year or two, even less so.—
Arthur Staple,
The Athletic,
8 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The recurring sketch finds McKinnon often having her co-stars break by playing Colleen Rafferty, who describes her raunchy encounters with aliens while smoking a cigarette.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
11 Mar. 2025
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Spanning genres and subject matters, the album plays back to front as a raunchy, raucous ride through Firstman’s unique comedy lens.—
Stephen Daw,
Billboard,
10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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In the past, Jamil has openly discussed her own journey recovering from anorexia and disordered eating.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
27 Dec. 2024
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Thus did the conservative loose cannonballs come eventually to dominate the GOP—and define our disordered political era.—
Daniel Schlozman & Sam Rosenfeld / Made by History,
TIME,
10 June 2024
Adjective
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Tuna was both curious and confused as to why Evelyn dared to leave his side.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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Imagine how confused ordinary taxpayers are by this ridiculous, irresponsible, intergovernmental spat.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Orlando took the helm of the memorial effort in late 2023 amid the messy collapse of the private onePulse foundation.—
Stephen Hudak,
Orlando Sentinel,
13 Mar. 2025
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Data preparation tasks—from cleaning messy data to integrating disparate sources—consume a lot of time and effort for data teams.—
Suri Nuthalapati,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The result is a topsy-turvy movie that is also spiritually profound in ways that the Marvel and DC franchises don’t dare but that became abstruse and chaotic in Snyder’s many Rebel Moon iterations.—
Armond White,
National Review,
14 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, the White House’s on-again, off-again approach to tariffs with our major trading partners is so chaotic, it can barely be called a policy.—
MoneyShow,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Collied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collied. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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