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Recent Examples of pyramid
Jessica Boehm, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
Each glass pyramid shade was handblown at the designer’s Swedish factory.
—Morgan Meier, Curbed, 10 Mar. 2025
Before sunrise on April 25, the waning crescent moon, Saturn, and Venus will create a near-perfect pyramid above the eastern horizon, with Mercury also glowing nearby.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 1 Apr. 2025
The three famous pyramids of Giza, for context, were each built during the fourth dynasty of Egypt.
—Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 29 Mar. 2025
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Noun
It is intended to rival Major League Soccer as the top tier for the men's game in the U.S.
With the existing second-division USL Championship (the Rising's current league) and third-division USL League One, USL Division One would create a pyramid structure for promotions and relegations.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
Each glass pyramid shade was handblown at the designer’s Swedish factory.
—Morgan Meier, Curbed, 10 Mar. 2025
Before sunrise on April 25, the waning crescent moon, Saturn, and Venus will create a near-perfect pyramid above the eastern horizon, with Mercury also glowing nearby.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 1 Apr. 2025
The three famous pyramids of Giza, for context, were each built during the fourth dynasty of Egypt.
—Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 29 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pyramid
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Cat-like Predator (29 million years ago): A set of pawprints discovered in a volcanic ash layer could belong to a nimravid, a saber-toothed and bobcat-sized carnivorous predator, such as the Hoplophoneus.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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The water pressure then causes the vehicle to rise and slide on a thin layer of water between the tires and the road, making the driver lose control.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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All offers end April 30 (each can only be used once and offers do not stack).—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Photos released by the agency showed rows of Easter cakes stacked inside a devastated building, covered in thick dust, as a huge hole gaped in the wall behind them and rubble piled up on the floor.—
Angela Charlton and Hanna Arhirova,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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So the idea of Thwaites and West Antarctic being unstable are all predicated on the idea that the bed is thawed and that the ice can slide over its bed.—
Monica Sanders,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Make sure the beds are at least 1 to 2 feet deep, to keep the roots out of contaminated soil.—
Jeanette Marantos,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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Vance piled pressure on Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy by calling on both sides to accept the American framework for peace, which includes agreeing to recognize Russia’s annexation of Crimea, mostly freezing the frontlines of the conflict and foregoing future NATO membership.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
23 Apr. 2025
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In Florida and Texas, the two states that have built more new homes than any other over the past couple of years, unsold homes are piling up on the market as potential buyers are discouraged by rising homeowners association (HOA) fees and property insurance premiums.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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Several varieties are available with growth habits ranging from mounding to upright to sprawling.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
21 Mar. 2025
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Take note the shape of the hole (flat or raised?), whether or not soil is mounded up, and the size (a quarter or a soccer ball?), which are all clues to the animal responsible.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
18 Dec. 2024
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Authorities also found photos of the front and back of Mayer's credit and debit cards, as well as the username and password for a bank account, on Casap's phone.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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April 4 Identity theft, unauthorized computer access, fraud: A Saratoga resident reported that someone used their personal information to access their internet service and bank accounts, then withdrew money from the victim’s savings account for a loss of approximately $9,200.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Pyramid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pyramid. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.
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