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unfair or inadequate treatment of someone or something or an instance of this
the homeowners who were bought out are convinced they got the shaft in that deal
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Recent Examples of shaft
Some oils do indeed make your hair look and feel greasy by just coating the hair shaft, but others like tsubaki seed oil, actually penetrate the cuticle and melt into the hair.
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Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 4 Mar. 2025
There’s plenty of blame for the goaltenders, but the Oilers have stepped into an elevator shaft in shots per 60, shooting percentage and in goals per 60 with McDavid solo.
—Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
Resembling a distant cousin to the truffula tree in Seussical botany, this shaft of sturdy stem with intermittent globes of golden treats is a pollinator’s dream.
—New York Times Games, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Using household ropes, the three youths rappelled about 40–50 feet down a vertical shaft.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 17 Feb. 2025
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Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 4 Mar. 2025
There’s plenty of blame for the goaltenders, but the Oilers have stepped into an elevator shaft in shots per 60, shooting percentage and in goals per 60 with McDavid solo.
—Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
Resembling a distant cousin to the truffula tree in Seussical botany, this shaft of sturdy stem with intermittent globes of golden treats is a pollinator’s dream.
—New York Times Games, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Using household ropes, the three youths rappelled about 40–50 feet down a vertical shaft.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 17 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shaft
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In the east building, work has begun in the attic where hundreds of wooden beams support the structure as site workers begin repairing the plaster before roof work can begin.—
Taylor O’Connor,
Kansas City Star,
13 Mar. 2025
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Soaring cream ceilings are accented with black beams.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
9 Mar. 2025
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An ex-chief of staff to Barack Obama era CIA Director John Brennan, since 2019 Shapiro has been a sharp spear for law firms, Tinseltown stars and agencies.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
28 Feb. 2025
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Keeping an eye on potential tariffs Song was appointed president and CEO of Kia Motors in 2020 and was designated as the spear point for Kia's Plan S electrification and mobility strategy.—
Kristin Shaw,
Ars Technica,
27 Feb. 2025
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The whole movie is about the ways that cruelty and injustice become codified.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
7 Mar. 2025
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For instance, exploring resources that discuss reproductive injustice, economic inequality and ongoing discrimination can deepen understanding.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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For gaming, the new M4 iPad offers dynamic caching and real-time ray tracing, so graphics in graphically intensive games will look better, and run at a higher frame rate.—
Ben Sin,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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This color comes from the sunlight that passes through the atmosphere, which scatters blue rays away and allows red wavelengths to pass through it and into the shadow of the Earth.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2025
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With all of this going on in the house, why, oh why would Jesse Solomon (always both names) hurl himself at Lexi with the velocity of a gold medal javelin throw?—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
19 Feb. 2025
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Instead, General Livius duels Commodus with javelins for the fate of Rome in a makeshift arena made of centurion shields.—
James Grebey,
Vulture,
22 Nov. 2024
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The memorial finally rights a historical wrong, says the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, the British organization that built it.—
Troy Aidan Sambajon,
The Christian Science Monitor,
11 Mar. 2025
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That privilege can be revoked if Mahmoud Khalil perpetrated a crime or wrong.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
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When guarding a monster's attack with a lance using Power Guard under certain conditions, the weapon flashes in red but the effect is not activated When using a mantle, a Weapon Equipment Skill may mistakenly be activated.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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Religious icons often depict Saints George and Michael defeating dragons, by lance and feet, respectively.—
Kelly DeVries,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Mar. 2012
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Officials with the Port Authority confirmed to Fox News Digital that there were no injuries or impact on airport operations.—
Stepheny Price,
Fox News,
18 Mar. 2025
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The Mets also need RHP Kodai Senga to step to the front after injuries limited him to just one start last year.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Shaft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shaft. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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