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Recent Examples of comber
In the scope was one of the many tiny fish bones that were found that day, probably belonging to a small comber or a wrasse.
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Paul Greenberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Dec. 2022
The destructive combers continued to undermine dwellings near the water’s edge at West Newport Beach.
—Scott Harrison, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2019
Those two scouts, including Carlos Gomez, a longtime comber of Venezuela’s sandlots, were the first to give Marquez a tryout.
—Nick Groke, The Denver Post, 28 Apr. 2017
Paul Greenberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Dec. 2022
The destructive combers continued to undermine dwellings near the water’s edge at West Newport Beach.
—Scott Harrison, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2019
Those two scouts, including Carlos Gomez, a longtime comber of Venezuela’s sandlots, were the first to give Marquez a tryout.
—Nick Groke, The Denver Post, 28 Apr. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comber
Noun
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From lightweight leave-ins to deep conditioners, the right products can get past those stubborn cuticles, leaving your curls soft, shiny, and nourished.—
Daisy Maldonado,
Allure,
18 Feb. 2025
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Her blonde hair was treated to big curls by Evanie Frausto while Carolina Gonzalez gave her blush heavy glam.—
Mikelle Street,
WWD,
17 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Those violations included a missing vacuum breaker, rodent activity, raw sewage around the toilet of the men’s restroom and an empty chlorine bucket inside the dishwasher.—
Garfield Hylton,
Orlando Sentinel,
31 Jan. 2025
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The final odds will be determined after regular season is completed and after tie breakers are settled between teams with identical regular-season records.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
14 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Hudson’s stately bearing belied his roots as a rock ’n’ roller.—
Randall Roberts,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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Use a lint roller: Not just for laundry, a lint roller can remove piles of pet hair in the blink of an eye.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Vincent tied his kayak to ours, then steered us safely across the whitecaps to the mainland.—
Jacqueline Kehoe,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Jan. 2025
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From a reading delivered in November in Richmond, Virginia. e began to figure it out on day eleven or twelve of the seven-day trip, the slate and obsidian waves rolling under our stern, the crispy hoarfrost of whitecap foam seeding in our beards, the wind spitting ice in our eyes.—
Mark Richard,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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The restaurant’s unlikely moniker references McGee’s pet deer Bambi, who locals often spotted splashing around in the surf alongside McGee.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
10 Feb. 2025
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Before the child was found in the surf, officers questioned Mitchell about his whereabouts.—
KC Baker,
People.com,
3 Feb. 2025
Noun
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On the water, target current breaks, pools, and deep riffles where trout will wait and ambush their food.—
Max Inchausti,
Field & Stream,
12 June 2024
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Sandbars and rock bars and gravel bars could be broken down into a full taxonomy describing their size and shape and orientation: chains and traps, riffles and reefs.—
Boyce Upholt,
Smithsonian Magazine,
11 June 2024
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“Comber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comber. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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