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Recent Examples of Synonyms for purl
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The question is already swirling Dec. 10, 2024 Becerra last week demurred when asked about his plans days after leaving his federal post.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2025 -
Since the fall, rumors have swirled that the central bank could freeze customers’ deposits, which have ballooned as savers have rushed to profit from high interest rates.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN,
26 Jan. 2025
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Given these facts, California’s fire devastation will ripple through the entire nation, and may be the most expensive natural disaster in U.S. history.—
Sabrina Haake,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Jan. 2025
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Collaboration and adaptability are crucial, as changes often ripple across the organization.—
William Mullane,
USA TODAY,
16 Jan. 2025
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The most common countermeasures are hiring contractors to re-install piles into the ground in the spring or bubbling – propeller fans blowing warm water from the bottom up, which keep an area ice-free.—
Lauren Carpenter,
USA TODAY,
18 Jan. 2025
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Some springs no longer bubble up from the aquifer and even the largest are now seeing their flow steadily reduced.—
Greg Allen,
NPR,
17 Jan. 2025
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Spiders are also keen observers of the forest’s breath, barely perceptible air currents eddying through the trees, and place their webs strategically to intercept these drafts — and the insects that use them to boost their transit through the woods.—
Rick Borchelt,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Nov. 2024
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The crowd eddied, some with batons dancing concentrically around the wheel of fire, others collecting around two young men in white.—
Aatish Taseer,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2023
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Crank it to the max, and the Ooni Koda will gurgle up blue flames that bounce off the top of the dome.—
Saahil Desai,
The Atlantic,
6 Dec. 2024
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Nearby on the old Ottoman İzmir-Çanakkale road, and next to a gurgling stream, the Manastirhan Kazdaglari hotel’s restaurant makes for a refreshing lunch spot to follow your visit to the ruins.—
John Oseid,
Forbes,
29 Nov. 2024
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LaVine didn’t care if Williams missed a shot or ran smack into a defender or dribbled the ball off his foot.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Jan. 2025
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Botman has magnificent distribution and is effective aerially, Schar can dribble and start attacks from the back, while Burn offers experience, leadership and out-and-out defensive reliability.—
Chris Waugh,
The Athletic,
14 Jan. 2025
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Each breath brings the fresh scent of pine and the sound of gentle water lapping the shore.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
11 Jan. 2025
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Auston Matthews may not be lapping the field this year, but that doesn’t mean someone else is running away with it right now.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
The Athletic,
7 Jan. 2025
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Dispose of the ammonia, wash the grates with hot soapy water, dry them well, and return them to the stovetop.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Jan. 2025
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Gently wash your face with a mild, rosacea-friendly face cleanser twice daily.—
Carrie Madormo, RN, MPH,
Verywell Health,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Purl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purl. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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