as in sit-down
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Recent Examples of sit in
EW.com, 19 Feb. 2025
Right away, the nail techs tried to help, but Hendricks wouldn't sit in her stroller, so Singleterry had her on her lap.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 22 Jan. 2025
In December, trans rights activists with the Gender Liberation Movement (GLM) including Raquel Willis, Chelsea Manning, and more than a dozen others were arrested during a bathroom sit-in protest across from Johnson’s office decrying the bathroom ban.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 8 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Benson and Moorehead sit in their New York City production offices in front of a wall covered in concept renderings that depict various office spaces, and Amanat's own white boards are just as chaotic.
—EW.com, 19 Feb. 2025
Right away, the nail techs tried to help, but Hendricks wouldn't sit in her stroller, so Singleterry had her on her lap.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
Noun
Google fired 28 employees who staged sit-in protests at the company’s offices in New York and California, some of whom were also arrested during the demonstrations.
—Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 22 Jan. 2025
In December, trans rights activists with the Gender Liberation Movement (GLM) including Raquel Willis, Chelsea Manning, and more than a dozen others were arrested during a bathroom sit-in protest across from Johnson’s office decrying the bathroom ban.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sit in
Verb
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Dozens of students at a U.S. military middle school in Germany walked out of class in protest of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's dismantling of DEI policies during his visit to the country this week.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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Cincinnati has been trying to solve its safety problem since the moment Jessie Bates walked out the door to Atlanta.—
Paul Dehner Jr.,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 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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Or walking the runway for Chanel, Moschino, and Fendi.—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
17 Feb. 2025
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The 2025 Topps baseball cards are here; our collectibles team walks us through the new designs and inserts.—
Ken Rosenthal,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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
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The National Union of Healthcare Workers said that nearly 2,400 mental health workers had launched their job action after Kaiser management had turned down proposals that the union said would stanch employee turnover and improve care.—
Emily Alpert Reyes,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Oct. 2024
Noun
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After a brief pandemic slowdown, river lines are back in growth mode.—
Jeri Clausing,
AFAR Media,
26 Feb. 2025
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Adrian’s aggressive expansion, built on a mountain of debt, unraveled amid interest rate hikes and China’s economic slowdown.—
Zinnia Lee,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Sit in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sit%20in. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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