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Recent Examples of hilt
He is backed to the hilt by Russia, China, and Cuba — also Iran, North Korea, etc.
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 24 Feb. 2025
Bowen’s River and Carmelo’s Wynona play their characters’ shortcomings to the hilt.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2025
Among the ideas that apparently haven’t gained traction was one in which allies would invest massively to arm Ukraine to the hilt to deter a future Russian assault.
—Samya Kullab and Emma Burrows, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Likewise, Ohtani played the market to the hilt leaving the Los Angeles Angels for the Dodgers last year in late December.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 25 Oct. 2024
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 24 Feb. 2025
Bowen’s River and Carmelo’s Wynona play their characters’ shortcomings to the hilt.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2025
Among the ideas that apparently haven’t gained traction was one in which allies would invest massively to arm Ukraine to the hilt to deter a future Russian assault.
—Samya Kullab and Emma Burrows, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Likewise, Ohtani played the market to the hilt leaving the Los Angeles Angels for the Dodgers last year in late December.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 25 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hilt
Noun
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Use hair ties that are gentle on hair shafts and minimize friction and pulling.—
Patty Weasler, RN,
Verywell Health,
28 Mar. 2025
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The elevator division of the city Buildings Department later learned that the repairman was in the pit of the dumbwaiter shaft, working on the hoist cables, when the dumbwaiter cab plummeted on top of him.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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At the bow, a low-slung sofa and a selection of chairs offer exceptional views while the boat is cruising around her native cruising grounds of Thailand.—
Katia Damborsky,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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The new set bows atop the Billboard 200 albums chart this week, moving 298,000 first-week units, according to Luminate — almost exactly triple the number posted by the rapper’s prior Billboard 200-topping effort, 2020’s Whole Lotta Red, in its first frame.—
Carl Lamarre,
Billboard,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The high-rise jeans hit right at the ankle and are designed with pockets, a zipper fly, and belt loops.—
Amy Schulman,
People.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Two-step leadership involves reframing those losses as loops, not cliffs.—
Scott Hutcheson,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Hilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hilt. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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