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Recent Examples of flute
In 75 minutes – in fluting, soaring voices, to music by Jan Ekedahl – 35 singers carry us to Stockholm and back.
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Maggie Lewis Thomas, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Dec. 2024
The points were fluted and came in various sizes, often used on projectiles like spears.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 29 Oct. 2024
Highlights of the home include a fireside grand salon, an art gallery that doubles as a safe room, and a movie theater festooned with black marble fluted pilasters and red velvet seats.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2024
Better Homes & Gardens Lillian Fluted Bar Cabinet $142 at Walmart
For those with a small space or who want to conceal their drinkware completely, the BHG Lillian fluted bar cabinet is the perfect choice.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Oct. 2024
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Maggie Lewis Thomas, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Dec. 2024
The points were fluted and came in various sizes, often used on projectiles like spears.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 29 Oct. 2024
Highlights of the home include a fireside grand salon, an art gallery that doubles as a safe room, and a movie theater festooned with black marble fluted pilasters and red velvet seats.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2024
Better Homes & Gardens Lillian Fluted Bar Cabinet $142 at Walmart
For those with a small space or who want to conceal their drinkware completely, the BHG Lillian fluted bar cabinet is the perfect choice.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flute
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The date window is beveled and machined directly into the solid meteorite, rather than applied to a brass baseplate as is common with most stone dials.—
Matthew Catellier,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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West Elm Mid-Century Console $599 $509 West Elm Specs With tapered legs, an angular base, and beveled edges, this console table boasts an elegant midcentury-modern aesthetic.—
Nora Taylor,
Architectural Digest,
4 Apr. 2025
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In the aftermath of the robbery, Kardashian took her first real retreat from the public eye, reappearing on Instagram three months later to post lo-fi family photos with her then husband, Kanye West, and their kids milling about a middle-class-looking home.—
M. J. Corey,
New Yorker,
24 May 2025
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Others milling around the security perimeter near the Capitol Jewish Museum expressed similar concerns.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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In a campaign finance report for last quarter filed in April, Riddle reported raising $30,302.02 in contributions and spending $4,321.01, leaving a balance of $25,981.01 as of March 31.—
Michael R. Wickline,
Arkansas Online,
20 May 2025
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And in 2018, the chain also filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection but came out of it the next year.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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Planning laws also resulted in the north and east faces of the tower being chamfered, presumably to ensure views and sunlight weren't blocked in key areas.—
Adam Williams,
New Atlas,
16 Apr. 2025
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The body of the A6 looks as solid as a block of granite that's been chiseled and chamfered to knock off the sharp edges.—
Fred M.H. Gregory,
Car and Driver,
12 July 2023
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The dad got out his black and pink semi-automatic pistol and hit his older son in the face, causing the gun to go off and graze the boy’s ear and jaw, according to investigators.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
20 May 2025
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During a July 13 rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, a 20-year-old gunman opened fire on Mr. Trump, grazing his ear with a bullet.—
Faris Tanyos,
CBS News,
16 May 2025
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“Flute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flute. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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