spindle

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Recent Examples of spindle The Safavieh Parker Dining Chairs are the perfect mix of farmhouse and transitional style with their durable oak wood frame and spindle flat-back design. Sanah Faroke, Peoplemag, 16 Nov. 2023 See All Example Sentences for spindle
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Verb
  • Partial to pink, especially hot pink, Hecker was also high on anything with heart insignias.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 3 Mar. 2025
  • During oxidation, some of the healthy polyphenols in the leaves transform from green to pink, Brekke adds.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Maybe the Dolphins beat the Bills if Jordan Poyer doesn’t get flagged for spearing a Buffalo receiver, setting up the game-winning 61-yard field goal.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Read on to find out what size spears our food pros swear by, including tips for using spring's most anticipated (and versatile) harvest.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Her symptoms were pretty challenging—a series of painful nodules that needed to be lanced and drained.
    Julia Ries, SELF, 12 Dec. 2024
  • This week, an Israeli missile lanced through his house, killing the 23 people inside, including more than a dozen women and two children.
    Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Instead, the meats are cooked on spits off-site and loaded onto the truck.
    Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 3 Apr. 2025
  • The direct-to-consumer business model is fairly straightforward: A consumer orders a genetic test kit online, spits into a tube that comes in the mail, returns it to the company and accesses their results in an online portal.
    Kayte Spector-Bagdady, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • This works best for larger pike fillets (pike in the 22-inch to 30-inch range).
    Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Don't let your hips drop or pike up; pull your belly button up toward your spine and push the floor away from you with your hands.
    Mallory Creveling, Health, 3 Sep. 2023
Verb
  • Places like Italy, and Spain, and Greece, these places are not meant to be run through.
    Joseph Hernandez, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025
  • Caine’s term as chairman will run through Sept. 30, 2027.
    Lolita C. Baldor, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The Dow Jones Industrial Average spiked 7.87 percent, its biggest increase since March 2020.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
  • If the world, led by Europe, sold American bonds, U.S. domestic interest rates would spike upwards, taking some of the bravado off the MAGA swagger.
    David McWilliams, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • But whether the trial's May 5 start date will stick is another story.
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Moving Rafaela clears room for Anthony to stick in the lineup.
    Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025

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“Spindle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spindle. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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