as in sit-down
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Recent Examples of sit in
Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Dozens sat in wooden pews and white folding chairs on a Saturday morning at the Shawnee Indian Mission for an educational event about one of the historical site’s founders.
—Taylor O’Connor, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2025
Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2025
Earlier this week in Barnard College, an affiliate of Columbia University, Pro-Palestinian student protesters entered an academic building and staged an hours-long sit-in.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
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Verb
While sitting in his office, Naman Bajaj stared at the precious data that led to the final installment of his trio of published papers, each of which incrementally answers a very loaded question: Why do some planet-forming disks creep onto their own stars?
—Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Dozens sat in wooden pews and white folding chairs on a Saturday morning at the Shawnee Indian Mission for an educational event about one of the historical site’s founders.
—Taylor O’Connor, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
The student group launched its sit-in around 1 p.m. Wednesday in response to the expulsions of student protesters and other recent actions taken by school officials.
—Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2025
Earlier this week in Barnard College, an affiliate of Columbia University, Pro-Palestinian student protesters entered an academic building and staged an hours-long sit-in.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sit in
Verb
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Burr was audibly and visibly upset by the unannounced family reunion, lambasting his longtime friend Mandel, and almost walking out of the interview in protest.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
12 Mar. 2025
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In the wake of the new directive to primarily work in person, unions have filed challenges with the Public Employment Relations Board and workers at the Education Department have walked out on the job.—
William Melhado,
Sacramento Bee,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Ahead of the sit-down dinner and ceremony, guests such as Storm Reid, Christine Quinn, Jurnee Smollett, and Lukas Gage trickled in from the rainy outdoors over an hour or so, greeted inside with Casamigos cocktails, filet mignon canapés, and more.—
Jamila Stewart,
Vogue,
22 Mar. 2023
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News in the sit-down, which was recorded on March 15.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
Peoplemag,
22 Mar. 2023
Verb
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Barbaro and co-star Timothée Chalamet, who played Bob Dylan, were both nominated for their performances at the 2025 Academy Awards, although neither walked away with an Oscar.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
13 Mar. 2025
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Trump acknowledged there may be some economic bumps because of it and didn’t rule out a recession, before partly walking that.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The order also directed an investigation of the job action, which was a violation of the Taylor Law barring certain state employees from striking.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2025
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However, there were allegations that the sick-out at that time was, in truth, a job action.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The good news, Andersen said, is that emissions from buildings have stopped increasing for the first time since 2020 when the global pandemic forced a slowdown in construction.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
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Prints and editions have proven resilient amid a broader slowdown of the art market that has been ongoing for around two years.—
George Nelson,
ARTnews.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Sit in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sit%20in. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.
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