as in person
a member of the human race
kindhearted and generous, she's a real good egg by anyone's standard
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Recent Examples of egg
Siddharth Cavale, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
My family celebrates Passover and eggs are also a key component to the holiday.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 27 Mar. 2025
Todd Richmond, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
Geyser repeatedly stabbed Leutner as Weier egged her on, prosecutors have said.
—Doha Madani, NBC News, 7 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The 2024 kit had 15 items, including the ingredients for deviled eggs, with a promotional image displaying a box with 18 large brown eggs.
—Siddharth Cavale, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
My family celebrates Passover and eggs are also a key component to the holiday.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 27 Mar. 2025
Verb
Geyser stabbed Leutner 19 times while Weier egged her on.
—Todd Richmond, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
Geyser repeatedly stabbed Leutner as Weier egged her on, prosecutors have said.
—Doha Madani, NBC News, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for egg
Noun
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Had Melanie Robinson survived, the 38-year-old mother would have been arrested on capital murder of a person under 10 years old in the death of her baby, Jonas Allen.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Apr. 2025
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Beom-jun is the person behind the wheel of the car that hits Dong-sik.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Meister can often immediately identify on an MRI that a pitcher throws a sweeper—a hard slider that the pitcher whips to get about fifteen inches of horizontal movement from the ball.—
Lindsey Adler,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2025
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The moment, which made the episode’s final cut, occurs when Drummond whips Mark S. around and pushes him into a wall.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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However, most of the damages (as much as 90%) will be allocated to football and men’s basketball due to the revenue generated by the respective sports.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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First, a masked man pointed a gun at her while robbing the boutique at the White Lotus.—
Michaela Zee,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The episodes turned both women into advocates for patients and spurred research that made American health care safer.—
Arthur Allen,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2025
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Unlike past auto flops that just looked ridiculous or sold badly, Musk’s truck is also a focal point for global Tesla protests spurred by the billionaire’s job-slashing DOGE role and MAGA politics.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The former is a crime thriller about a former baseball player (Austin Butler) who gets caught up in New York City’s underworld in the 1990s, while the latter is a romantic fantasy that follows two middle aged people who step through a magical portal into their past lives.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
1 Apr. 2025
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Visually they are individuated, but we are given to know almost nothing about them, and certainly not their inner life.—
Barry Schwabsky,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has spent recent months pressing exactly this case in Washington: Any agreement to end the war in Ukraine—and particularly any deal that relaxes sanctions on Russia—must include provisions to curb Russian military support for Iran and Hezbollah.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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On foreign policy, Booker criticized Trump’s proposals to acquire Greenland and Canada, arguing that such efforts are undermining America’s credibility on the global stage and distracting from more pressing diplomatic and security challenges.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Our sport needs more people that celebrate the awesomeness of what these guys can do.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2025
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These guys fought savagely, just fought incredibly hard.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
3 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Who’s prodding the homeless mentally ill into care under new law?—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
7 Apr. 2025
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Exhibition should continue to push and prod the bear.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Egg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egg. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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