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as in powerhouse
an ambitious person who eagerly goes after what is desired
he's a real hummer when it comes to getting new clients for his advertising agency
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as in beauty
something very good of its kind
this is the author's first mystery novel, and it's a hummer
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Noun
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The organization remains a 40,000-member strong powerhouse for hospitality workers to this day.—
Shaun Richman,
New York Daily News,
6 Apr. 2025 -
Another triumphant Glenn protégé, Jenny Evans Griffith, is the women’s beach volleyball coach at Concordia University in Irvine, which has become an NCAA Division II powerhouse.—
Richard Dunn,
Oc Register,
3 Apr. 2025
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Tucked away in one corner of the show are reminders of the oppressive beauty standards pushed by fashion magazines and corporations as soon as swimwear got skimpier.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2025
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Sullivan personally tested each item on this list of the best Lancôme beauty products.—
Claire Sullivan,
Footwear News,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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At the end of 2023, the now 30-year-old went from working a tech job in New York — his dream city — to moving into the spare bedroom at his 90-year-old grandmother’s home in Los Angeles.—
Athena Sobhan,
People.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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As for his own ambitions, Drummond dreams of collaborations with cultural innovators like Pharrell Williams.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Practicing mindfulness or meditating, even for five minutes, can do wonders for mental clarity.—
Ankur Bindal,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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This shampoo did such wonders in breathing life back into my hair.—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The fight might not have been a technical marvel, but the two gave the crowd their money’s worth.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Initially intended as a technological marvel to rival Concorde, the Anglo-French supersonic aircraft, development of Boeing 2707 faced insurmountable technical and economic challenges and was ultimately aborted: a failure of industrial policy to balance ambition with feasibility.—
Made by History,
Time,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Try these opal ear jackets featuring three floating daisies and a stud with an opal accent.—
Ali Faccenda,
People.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Socialite Minnie Cushing wears her hair is pulled up off her face, teased into a voluminous beehive, and adorned with a sweet smattering of daisies.—
Calin Van Paris,
Vogue,
26 Dec. 2024
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What's next: Reluctance to visit the U.S. this summer may not be a strictly Canadian phenomenon, with worries about political strife and detainment upon entry an increasingly popular theme on travel message boards and chat groups in recent weeks.—
Alex Fitzpatrick,
Axios,
31 Mar. 2025
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Even more amusing is the phenomenon of previously indifferent relatives suddenly remembering their deep and abiding affection for the deceased once an estate is at stake.—
Ashley Case,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Poem 3 is playful: a mock-heroic eulogy for the sparrow, now dead, whom the poet blames for making his sweetheart’s eyes swollen and red—one of a very few references to Lesbia’s physical appearance.—
Daniel Mendelsohn,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
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Before becoming the face of WWE's Attitude Era in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Austin was in the wrestling promotion WCW and married to his high school sweetheart Kathryn Burrhus.—
Skyler Trepel,
People.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Hummer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hummer. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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