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Recent Examples of shingle
Richard Olsen, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2025
Bates is among the first of Biden's White House crew to hang out a shingle.
—Mike Allen, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
Monica Eng, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
These early immigrants shingled their homes with alerce wood, giving the downtown its storybook aesthetic.
—Mark Johanson, Robb Report, 30 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Combustible materials in exterior cladding, such as timber weatherboarding and wood shakes and shingles, were widely used.
—Richard Olsen, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2025
Bates is among the first of Biden's White House crew to hang out a shingle.
—Mike Allen, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
Verb
Dig in: Visitors can check out a house shingled with salami and Chicago skyline carved from white cheddar while nibbling on samples of the grocer's charcuterie, cheese and chocolate.
—Monica Eng, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
These early immigrants shingled their homes with alerce wood, giving the downtown its storybook aesthetic.
—Mark Johanson, Robb Report, 30 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shingle
Noun
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The region’s soil mixture of marl, clayey limestone, marine sandstone, and rough clay draws out Glera’s creamy texture and fresh peach notes, the wine’s signature aromatic characteristic.—
Paul Caputo,
Forbes,
30 Nov. 2024
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There are plenty of colors to choose from to suit all tastes, from practical grey marl to playful pink or festive plaid.—
Jessica Macdonald,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Dec. 2023
Noun
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For the London premiere of Joker: Folie à Deux in September, Gaga—who played Harley Quinn in the film—showed off a bright red and black bob with a mini-fringe.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
7 Feb. 2025
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The star opted for a chic, sleek vibe for her hair and makeup, styling her locks into a straight, blunt bob and sporting simple nude glam.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
People.com,
4 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Crafted over eight decades ago by master architect Richard Neutra, this site-specific Los Angeles residence consists of two overlapping stucco and redwood cubes deftly angled into the steeply sloping terrain.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
14 Feb. 2025
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But mention of the ‘Chris Basham Role’ — the right overlapping side of a back three — inevitably takes the mind straight back to those days when Wilder and assistant Alan Knill devised a ground-breaking system destined to propel United up the divisions.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
The Athletic,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Much of The Return is spent sorting through the detritus of Laura’s case: a resolute look backwards that ultimately points the series toward some uncertain future.—
K. Austin Collins,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2025
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The fires sent lead and chlorine into the air and there are concerns that the detritus from the blazes could contaminate water supplies.—
Umair Irfan,
Vox,
5 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Even casual market observers recognize this relationship but seeing both overlaid on a chart really emphasizes the connection.—
Frank Cappelleri,
CNBC,
5 Feb. 2025
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But the evening’s most memorable moment was its first: a stunning tracking shot of Regina King sauntering into the station, overlaid with funky opening credits.—
Michael Schulman,
The New Yorker,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The Myers home sits in the middle of Strata’s range with soils made up of mostly clay, silt, silty sand and clayey sand.—
Nick Rosenberger,
Idaho Statesman,
17 Feb. 2025
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The main distinction is the type of material involved: mudslides are composed of fine silt and saturated soil, whereas landslides might consist of a combination of dirt and heavier debris, according to the California Department of Education.—
Christopher Cann,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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The new technique could help crops adapt to climate change.—
Julian Nowogrodzki,
Scientific American,
13 Feb. 2025
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Those disparate pieces, while helpful in informing a farmer’s game plan each season for a single field, have historically lacked a crucial through line to stitch together a bigger picture of how our crops are performing in real time.—
Ali Bouzari,
Bon Appétit,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Efforts to dig out the driver and remove sediment have failed, and a drone sent into the hole also made no progress.—
Amir Daftari,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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The belief is that surrounding sediment flowed into the pipe and created a hollow space under the road, which was unable to hold up the weight as vehicles passed, the outlet added.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA TODAY,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Shingle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shingle. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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