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Tray Feeders Tray feeders are flat platforms with bird seed in them that typical hang from a hook or sit on your deck.
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Abby Fribush, Southern Living, 27 Mar. 2025
Those are major jumps from last frame, when the tune sat below the top 50 on both tallies.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Connor McDavid, who assisted on Draisaitl’s decisive tally, has only 85 points to sit fourth in NHL scoring.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, The Athletic, 15 Mar. 2025
Texas Longhorns Texas has been sitting on the bubble for quite a while.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
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Abby Fribush, Southern Living, 27 Mar. 2025
Those are major jumps from last frame, when the tune sat below the top 50 on both tallies.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Connor McDavid, who assisted on Draisaitl’s decisive tally, has only 85 points to sit fourth in NHL scoring.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, The Athletic, 15 Mar. 2025
Texas Longhorns Texas has been sitting on the bubble for quite a while.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sit
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Judges can still set cash bail for flight or safety risks, but this keeps jail beds open for those who are truly dangerous.—
Lisel Petis,
Boston Herald,
29 Mar. 2025
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His next hearing is set for Wednesday, when Trujillo will appear before a judge who will determine whether to hold a preliminary hearing.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2025
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The Dairy Arts Center, a 20-minute walk from Pearl Street (which hosts many of Boulder’s hotels), seats 500.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
20 Mar. 2025
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The East Room is the largest room in the White House and can seat 120 people for dinner.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett told the audience to stand tall against oppression.—
Rance Collins,
Variety,
23 Mar. 2025
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The former Chicago Bulls star, 59, posted a photo of Foreman standing victorious in a pair of white boxing shorts and red gloves as a person standing behind him helped him with a red robe.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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In May 2024, there were nearly 500 cases of squatting in the Dallas-Fort Worth area alone, according to state Senator Paul Bettencourt, a Republican.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
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The Digest Today French police began forcibly evacuating squatting migrants from a digital and media art center, the Gaîté Lyrique, in Paris.—
The Editors of ARTnews,
ARTnews.com,
18 Mar. 2025
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Tyrese Martin found Timme under the basket with 8.4 seconds left and the subsequent goal tending call put Brooklyn up 113-112.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
30 Mar. 2025
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The unemployment rate also ticked up to 4.1% as the Trump administration continued its large-scale slashing of government jobs and back and forth over its trade policy, both of which unsettled businesses and households — putting pressure on the economy.—
Andrew Torgan,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2025
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The character helped spawn a Prime Video series adaptation last year, which became the number one title globally on the streamer during its first 20 days, per Skydance.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Partnerships like this splashy high-end drama tie-up between the BBC and ZDF, which has already spawned a new show from the team behind Killing Eve, will help.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
27 Mar. 2025
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Season 1 didn’t have a ton of mixing, but there was such a great conflict established between Armond and Shane.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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When my mom died suddenly, there was only one place to mourn: Disneyland. Column: Jeff Pearlman goes from sportswriting to throwing fastballs at O.C. politicians.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2025
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The low-slung wood frame just begs to be lounged upon, while the white water-resistant cushions add a clean finish.—
Will Porter,
Architectural Digest,
21 Mar. 2025
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The clip starts with Smith lounging in a Thai hotel swimming pool.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Sit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sit. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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