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Adjective
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According to fast-talking Harry, no—but that doesn’t stop him from getting chummy with the lovably neurotic Sally.—
Gia Yetikyel,
Vogue,
24 Jan. 2025 -
Sinema seemed to have better friends in the Senate on the Republican side of the aisle, and was especially chummy with incoming Senate Republican Leader John Thune (S.D.).—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
13 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Schubert and the law enforcement agencies that fall under her jurisdiction appear to be bosom buddies.—
Monique Judge,
The Root,
15 May 2018
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Jim Hamre and Zack Willhoite were also bosom buddies in their passion for public transportation who had excitedly awaited the day higher-speed trains could zip through their home turf.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
20 Dec. 2017
Adjective
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The couple kept in touch during Chosen’s college years and eventually became inseparable during his senior year.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
31 Jan. 2025
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Togo and Seppala bonded from the start and became inseparable.—
David Kindy,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Going forward, that space will now be opened up to the many thousands of reporters who have been barred from covering these intimate areas of the administration.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2025
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Blow Job, Sleep, Empire: with help from the Jonas Mekas propaganda wheel, these shifted the definition of beauty in the popular US lexicon: a filmed beauty, a gay beauty, a beauty of an intimate boredom.—
Carlos Valladares,
ARTnews.com,
14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The 20-year-old was called up to the Trinidad & Tobago national team in December for a friendly against Saudi Arabia.—
Braidon Nourse,
The Denver Post,
16 Feb. 2025
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But even that, an idea borrowed from other states, the federal government and even the city of Chicago, failed to get traction, another example of lawmakers and friendly lobbyists showing little appetite for changing how Springfield does business.—
Megan Crepeau,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Each battery pack is designed to operate independently, so should one pack in a multi-pack system fail, the other(s) can get the boat safely back to shore.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 Oct. 2024
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BJ McLeod Motorsports became a staple in Nascar’s version of Triple-A, and it’s seen as a place where drivers can earn their first major shot to compete in mid-pack equipment.—
Joseph Wolkin,
Forbes,
28 Oct. 2021
Adjective
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and progressive bulbar palsy are both examples of motor neuron diseases.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC News,
3 Oct. 2024
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The company will reduce its workforce by approximately 70% and prioritize funding its ongoing studies of an experimental drug for Wolfram syndrome and supranuclear palsy – both rare neurodegenerative disorders – and another experimental drug for ALS, according to the news release.—
Mira Cheng,
CNN,
4 Apr. 2024
Adjective
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For now, utilities are likely planning to use some fossil fuels to meet short-term demand, because these facilities are more familiar and much quicker to integrate into the grid than renewable sources, Larsen told me.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2025
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Work is underway to bridge funding gaps by pulling together pots of money in a way that will be all too familiar to indie filmmakers.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Pally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pally. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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