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
  • Image Image Outside, a whiteboard listed who speared each sturgeon and their weights and lengths.
    Brian Kaiser, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
  • Packages of cucumbers—that had been either chopped, sliced, or speared—had initially been recalled last month amid fears they may be contaminated with the potentially deadly food poising bug.
    John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • But 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
  • But the turbines are very inefficient, and are also spitting out pollutants—not just CO2 but nitrous oxide and formaldehyde.
    Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Instead of just spitting out an answer, a chatbot with reasoning abilities could dissect a question and provide multiple, specific responses accounting for different scenarios.
    Lisa Eadicicco, CNN, 18 Mar. 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
  • The same atmosphere ran through Anfield’s halls in the 1980s and Old Trafford in the 1990s.
    Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
  • The sale runs through Monday, March 24, and includes so many outdoor furniture pieces worth snagging early in the season.
    Rachel Trujillo, Travel + Leisure, 21 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Change your diet: Foods with a high glycemic index (those that spike your blood sugar, like bread, rice, and potatoes) have been shown to increase androgen levels and exacerbate acne.2 Manage stress: Stress can cause androgen levels to increase, causing acne.
    Susan Bard, Verywell Health, 28 Mar. 2025
  • When the rash appears, the fever may spike over 104 degrees Fahrenheit, according to the CDC.
    Devi Shastri, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • University of California, Berkeley (UCB) researchers have now shown off the one-legged Salto bot mimic the way squirrels leap effortlessly between precarious branches and stick the landing on the very first attempt.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Regardless, Italy's communication regulator praises the ruling and hopes to continue sticking it to international tech firms.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 21 Mar. 2025

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“Spindle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spindle. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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