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
Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 24 May 2025
With them, came pickles, tomato sauce and jammy eggs.
—Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2025
Johnson said, egging them on, as though the reference to Wallen was an inside joke shared by everyone there.
—Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 6 Apr. 2025
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Noun
This includes everything from making fresh pasta at home with just flour and egg — cutting out any unwanted ingredients — to baking a cake from scratch instead of using a boxed cake mix.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 24 May 2025
With them, came pickles, tomato sauce and jammy eggs.
—Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
Verb
Within all those spiraling dialogues, which director Jaki Bradley has egged up to a Gilmore Girls-esque tempo, Margolin starts to lay out the underlying tensions of the group.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2025
Johnson said, egging them on, as though the reference to Wallen was an inside joke shared by everyone there.
—Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 6 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for egg
Noun
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Having said that, there are resources for the average person.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 June 2025
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The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because word of the separation needed to come from Homa.—
Doug Ferguson,
Baltimore Sun,
3 June 2025
Verb
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This small kitchen appliance has a variable speed trigger switch to make blending, pureeing, frothing, whipping and chopping as easy as pressing a button.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2025
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The Clippers were playing in Houston and the Clippers were whipping the Rockets’ ass.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
29 May 2025
Noun
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As Rusby talks of finding god and becoming a better man, Kev screws a silencer onto his pistol.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
26 May 2025
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The American customers can peruse Saint James' iconic wardrobe essentials for the whole family with selections men, women, kids, even dogs plus unisex styles.—
Roxanne Robinson,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
Verb
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The increasing need to detect cancers early on, along with monitoring potential recurrence, has spurred scientific research into non-invasive cancer diagnostics.—
Cat Wang,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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Key acquisitions in 2025 have spurred Fenix24’s strong growth, such as the acquisition of vArmour, which was quickly complemented by its subsequent acquisition of appNovi.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
Noun
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That and other complications in Jenna’s life were adapted from the late Adrienne Shelley’s film script by Jessie Nelson, who wrote the book for the 2015 musical.—
David L. Coddon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2025
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Adidas Originals And Wales Bonner Launch Their Newest Collection adidas Originals and Wales Bonner reunite to unveil their Spring/Summer 2025 collection, drawing inspiration from the intersection of city life and coastal calm.—
Essence,
Essence,
30 May 2025
Verb
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Utility man Zach McKinstry, also pressed into more responsibility, is having his own career year, going from hitting .215 to .266.—
Sam Settleman,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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When elections are held, Netanyahu will most likely press the two rivals to run again on a single ticket.—
Gershom Gorenberg,
The Atlantic,
30 May 2025
Noun
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Lawrence is like the orange M&M, or the also-orange wiry guy from Inside Out 2.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
3 June 2025
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Cleveland has multiple guys vying for the starting job, with veterans Joe Flacco and Kenny Pickett leading the way.—
Matt Levine,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 June 2025
Verb
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Even without an escalation in tariffs, many analysts are predicting Apple will raise iPhone prices this autumn when the latest models are typically released — a prospect that could prod consumers to splurge on an upgrade this summer.—
Michael Liedtke,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2025
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But as Brunson poked and prodded their defense in the third quarter of Game 5, probing for familiar weak spots, the Celtics punched back.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
15 May 2025
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“Egg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egg. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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