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
Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
In a second bowl, whisk together the oil, eggs, pumpkin puree and vanilla.
—Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
Sam Woodward, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
Vance concludes his rallies by taking questions from reporters, with a supportive crowd to egg him on.
—Haley Bemiller, The Enquirer, 29 Sep. 2024
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Noun
While competitors like Dunkin Donuts and Starbucks have committed to cage-free eggs, Crumbl remains stubbornly behind the times.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
In a second bowl, whisk together the oil, eggs, pumpkin puree and vanilla.
—Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
Verb
The Ohio senator also makes a show of news conferences at his rallies, answering reporter questions in front of supporters who egg him on.
—Sam Woodward, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
Vance concludes his rallies by taking questions from reporters, with a supportive crowd to egg him on.
—Haley Bemiller, The Enquirer, 29 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for egg
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The last person to pull that off was Navy’s Roger Staubach in 1963.Sarah Kelly, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
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Reddish was ruled out an hour before tipoff because of a right peroneal strain – irritation or inflammation in the tendons that run along the outside of a person’s ankle and foot.Khobi Price, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 2024
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The offer includes two buttermilk pancakes with glazed strawberries, blueberry topping and whipped topping or its combo of two eggs, hash browns and a choice of two strips of bacon or two pork sausage links.Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
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Use it for everything from creaming butter and sugar to making creamy dips to whipping egg whites into meringues.Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 4 Nov. 2024
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Loading your audio article SAN FRANCISCO — The Hayward man behind an iconic 2021 sideshow photograph has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for possessing guns that police found during a raid of his residence, court records show.Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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It was not known which of the two men who have protection orders against Schenke made the Facebook post.Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
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During an appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience, president-elect Donald Trump criticized the Chips Act which was passed by the Biden administration in 2022 — partly to spur domestic advanced chip manufacturing.Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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The United States is in the midst of the biggest boom in clean energy manufacturing investments in history, spurred by laws like the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Inflation Reduction Act.James Morton Turner, Discover Magazine, 9 Nov. 2024
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Private equity now dominates sectors essential to daily life, from housing to health care.Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Remember that these posts are highlights of people’s lives – not their day-to-day reality.Contributing Writer, Orange County Register, 12 Nov. 2024
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China, which has become a crucial partner for Russia since the war began, is in the best position to press Russia on this point.William M. Moon, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024
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After her narrow loss in the 2022 gubernatorial race, Lake continued to press to overturn the election in court.Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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The guys had so many good words to support me from the first day.Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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Not necessarily as the guy who’s getting the ball, but boxing out, being in the right spot.Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
Verb
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The parties then spent several more weeks at the bargaining table, with the Biden administration prodding them.Peter Georgescu, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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But does this list of schools give reason to prod bold, fresh thinking and action on what can be done to get them off of lists such as this one?Alan J. Borsuk, Journal Sentinel, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Egg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egg. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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