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Recent Examples of hilt
Johnson, who was at the time the chair of the conservative Republican Study Committee and would become Cheney's conference vice chair for several months before her ouster, backed Trump to the hilt.
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Andrew Solender, Axios, 13 Oct. 2024
The 2023 squad was loaded with stars after being backed financially to the hilt by beloved and late owner, Peter Seidler.
—Jay Paris, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
The $60 toy doesn’t have official Star Wars sounds or authentic Jedi or Sith hilts.
—Sean Hollister, The Verge, 31 Aug. 2024
The people who need to play their roles are playing them to the hilt.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2024
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Andrew Solender, Axios, 13 Oct. 2024
The 2023 squad was loaded with stars after being backed financially to the hilt by beloved and late owner, Peter Seidler.
—Jay Paris, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
The $60 toy doesn’t have official Star Wars sounds or authentic Jedi or Sith hilts.
—Sean Hollister, The Verge, 31 Aug. 2024
The people who need to play their roles are playing them to the hilt.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hilt
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Advertisement South African authorities have argued that the miners were always able to exit through another shaft at Buffelsfontein Gold Mine, one of the deepest in the mineral-rich country.—
Mogomotsi Magome and Gerald Imray,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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Begin by clamping at the root and work your way down the hair shaft in one-to-two-inch sections, holding each for just a few seconds, to achieve the look.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
14 Jan. 2025
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Some act as assassins taking out enemies near bushes while others are the muscle acting as tanks or distractions so that the two protagonists can attack them using bows or rifles.—
Gieson Cacho,
The Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2025
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Take a Bow Ariana Grande is wrapped in a bow dress at a lunch reception featuring her and Wicked costar Cynthia Erivo in London on Jan. 22.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
People.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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Glenn landed six more triple jumps, including three in combination, before her only real mistake — a fall on her triple loop late in the program.—
Dave Skretta,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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The one-mile loop is located in the East District and features educational signs informing visitors about the area’s history and its flora, an old homestead foundation, and a saguaro grove.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Hilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hilt. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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