foy

Definition of foynext
chiefly Scottish

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Noun
  • Only a year ago, after all, the Royals got crucial contributions from the bottom of the order — then including Maikel Garcia — to win the second game of the season.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Her contribution was essential due to how well TCU guarded South Carolina’s other guards, Ta’Niya Latson and Tessa Johnson.
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The city, with this grant funding application, hopes to provide a simple facelift for Fairfield businesses.
    Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The school is run by the nonprofit group Shining Hope for Communities and many students attend through grants.
    ABC News, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Her mom sent her a care package, but when Deiaco-Smith went to pick it up from the post office, there was a language barrier with the attendant.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Fill out this application form to request a pet supply care package.
    Audrina Sinclair, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Druski is then seen standing before the congregation, sharing news that Collect & Praise Ministries is branching out into Motherland, before encouraging tithes and donations for the cause.
    Christine Imarenezor, VIBE.com, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Church offering plates are meant for tithes and charity, not political contributions.
    Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • To forget or exceed herself takes the form of erotic dissolution and spiritual oblation.
    Saidiya Hartman, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2023
  • His father also contributed to oblation research in 1988.
    Hannah Drown, cleveland, 25 Nov. 2021
Noun
  • That prompted Whitmer and bipartisan leaders to set aside $1 billion in new corporate subsidies to compete with southern states for big manufacturers.
    CBS News, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The issue of cost and the lack of child care programs across the state prompted lawmakers to assign another $100 million to the child care subsidy program using leftover dollars from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Fund.
    Jess Huff, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The fuel cost of tea, for chaiwalas, is the price of simmering; unlike many roadside offerings, their product never leaves the flame.
    Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The festival food court will have offerings including sushi, gyoza, mochi, teriyaki chicken bowls, bento boxes and shave ice, with iced coffee, boba drinks, beer, sake, plum wine, sodas and lemonade to wash it all down.
    Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Residents also grew frustrated, as migrants reluctantly snared in endless court proceedings appeared to be gaming the system and living off the taxpayers’ dole.
    Julia Preston, Foreign Affairs, 25 Oct. 2024
  • By placing them on the foreign-aid dole, U.S. officials know that foreign officials will do their bidding when called upon to do so.
    Jacob Hornberger, Orange County Register, 12 May 2024
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“Foy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foy. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.

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