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Recent Examples of fin
But people pose a bigger threat to tiger sharks due to the heavy harvesting of fins, skin and livers.
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
The combination of straight and curved fins in the heatsink is designed to ease the passage of this air.
—John Burek, PCMAG, 20 Jan. 2025
The kit takes what is already a pretty outrageous sports car and outfits it with an aggressive aero package that features a front lip spoiler, a whole array of fins, and an even larger rear wing that retains the standard version’s DRS functionality.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 16 Jan. 2025
In the new study, the team monitored songs from blue, fin, and humpback whales.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 26 Feb. 2025
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
The combination of straight and curved fins in the heatsink is designed to ease the passage of this air.
—John Burek, PCMAG, 20 Jan. 2025
The kit takes what is already a pretty outrageous sports car and outfits it with an aggressive aero package that features a front lip spoiler, a whole array of fins, and an even larger rear wing that retains the standard version’s DRS functionality.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 16 Jan. 2025
In the new study, the team monitored songs from blue, fin, and humpback whales.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fin
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By the 1990s scenes, one of the sisters (the one who left Cuba) is dead and the older survivor, Omara Portuondo (Natalie Venetia Belcon), is being courted by a young producer (played by Justin Cunningham).—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
20 Mar. 2025
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But Consumer Reports only tested one sample from each brand, so more testing is needed to definitively say which brands have PFAS and which ones don’t, the organization said.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA TODAY,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But buried inside the container were a military-grade Barrett .50 caliber sniper rifle with silencer and an Uzi machine gun, along with dozens of other high-powered weapons and tens of thousands of bullets of different calibers.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2025
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Earlier in the day, a federal judge in San Francisco also ordered the Trump administration to rehire thousands, if not tens of thousands, of probationary workers let go in mass firings and blasted its tactics.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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He’s not cracked reps with the second team with Hill getting all the work when the twos take over.—
Paul Dehner Jr.,
The Athletic,
9 Aug. 2024
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The tactile quality of the characters was modeled after stop-motion, including animating mostly on twos (one image for every two frames) for rough movement.—
Bill Desowitz,
IndieWire,
31 Jan. 2025
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In The Substance, Moore, in real life a fantastic-looking 62, is playing an equally fantastic-looking woman in her mid- to late fifties.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
24 Feb. 2025
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The stone and beige brick structures that now span almost an entire block of Circle Park Boulevard were constructed in the early fifties.—
Jaime Moore-Carrillo,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Countries like China, Poland, Russia, India, and Turkey are leading this trend, driven by concerns over dollar dependency and geopolitical risks.—
Bob Haber,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Induction stoves typically need special wiring or a larger plug, adding hundreds of dollars in electrical work to the cost of the appliance itself.—
Jeff Brady,
NPR,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The intrigue: Both Raleigh and Durham had similar listening habits, with nearly identical top fives — though Durham left a spot for Ye, the controversial rapper and producer formerly known as Kanye West, and Raleigh preferred Morgan Wallen.—
Zachery Eanes,
Axios,
5 Dec. 2024
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This chart week is just beginning, so Carpenter will claim her three top fives for the next few days.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
4 Sep. 2024
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But try that nowadays and the guy will laugh derisively, then pick up your sawbuck between his thumb and index finger, like a piece of filth, and hand it back to you.—
Jack Handey,
The New Yorker,
5 Feb. 2024
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Say, there's an idea: The mall is free, but the greeter will shake your hand for a sawbuck.—
Star Tribune,
Star Tribune,
26 Feb. 2021
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The amino acids in eggs have a bioavailability that offers more protein bang for your buck (so to speak).—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
17 Mar. 2025
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While getting the most bang for the buck can be a compelling goal, Stryker recommends homeowners consider something else.—
Luke Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Fin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fin. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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