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Recent Examples of player What to know about Powerball To score a jackpot in Powerball, a player must match all five white balls and the red Powerball. Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2025 As the tallest player on the roster at 6 feet 5, El Alfy can be a game-changer for the Huskies at her best. Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2025 Their players are among the most famous ever to play the game. Chad Jennings, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025 When Gretzky retired in 1999, his career total of 894 was 93 more than any other player in history. Dade Hayes, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for player
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Noun
  • With the loss of multi-talented instrumentalist Roy Ayers, who died on Wednesday at the age of 84, the hip-hop world is honoring one of its greatest inspirations and sample sources.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Other instrumentalists at the concert will include electric bassist Clifford Hunt, a string teacher in Joliet, and drummer Mike Carlson of Oak Forest.
    Jessi Virtusio, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The search is officially underway for the actors who will make up the storied Ingalls family in the streamer’s reboot of the classic ’70s drama.
    Lynette Rice, Deadline, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Camilla Row, the wife of Hallmark star Brennan Elliott and a clinical psychologist, has died, the actor confirmed.
    Victoria Edel, People.com, 22 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • All-area teams consist of FHSAA series participant schools in Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Lake and southwest Volusia counties.
    Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Industry participants can register on the platform as buyers, sellers, or investors, creating profiles that showcase their expertise or requirements and initiating business relationships that span traditional industry boundaries and international borders.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Former actor and musician Bobby Sherman has been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, his family announced this week.
    David Matthews, New York Daily News, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Gillespie plays Skyler a musician and CalArts Senior and Curtis plays Charlotte, a USC senior working as a student athlete trainer.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • This recalls a scene in Alison Klayman’s 2012 documentary Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry, in which the artist was beaten by Chinese police).
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Even with Pitino’s history as the game’s all-time turnaround artist, what occurred in Queens this season didn’t seem plausible.
    Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • She’s wanted to be an actress since the 6th grade Growing up in Tennessee, Gay did everything right.
    Lisa Respers France, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
  • The Date Night actress said that her father adored the experience.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 23 Mar. 2025

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“Player.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/player. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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