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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.
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Sanah Faroke, Peoplemag, 16 Nov. 2023
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Sanah Faroke, Peoplemag, 16 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spindle
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Rosé wines typically range from light red to pink to salmon, but color alone doesn’t define a rosé.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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Dozens of hybrids offer a rainbow of bloom colors from white to gold to pink to green with large, interesting foliage.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
4 June 2025
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Humans have used projectile weapons like rocks and spears from the beginning.—
David Yamane,
The Conversation,
1 May 2025
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As Ciampa dangled, Dawkins leaped from the ladder and speared Ciampa down through a table that was set up beneath him.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Sirens echoed in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, with the nighttime skies over the latter lighted with bursts of yellow as missiles from Israel’s Arrow defense system lanced up to intercept Iranian ballistic missiles.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2025
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If unresolved in two more weeks, lancing the lesion, doing a punch biopsy, or removing it might end up needing to be done.—
Dr. John De Jong,
Boston Herald,
25 May 2025
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As employees attempted to restrain Perry, the woman could be seen spitting at the victim.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
20 June 2025
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Footage of a violent outburst aboard a Southwest Airlines flight shows a woman spitting, screaming, and yanking another passenger's hair as shocked travelers look on.—
Darlin Tillery,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
Verb
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This works best for larger pike fillets (pike in the 22-inch to 30-inch range).—
Joe Cermele,
Outdoor Life,
15 Sep. 2023
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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
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The shuttle begins July 1 and runs through Labor Day.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
28 June 2025
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Reese will get his chance to compete against fellow rookies during the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, which starts on July 10 and runs through July 20.—
C.J. Doon,
Baltimore Sun,
27 June 2025
Verb
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As the sport’s popularity has continued to spike over the past decade or more, American and Canadian fans have looked to other leagues beyond their MLS markets and taken interest in the sport’s more open structure.—
Jeff Rueter,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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Dive, dodge, and run around in a circle to spike the ball back onto its springy center net.—
Parker Hall,
Wired News,
21 June 2025
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Resist the urge to stick exclusively with people from the same background who all see the world the same way.—
Robert E. Siegel,
CNBC,
26 June 2025
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Courts can’t stick their heads in the sand to an obvious way that a new technology might severely harm the incentive to create, just because the issue has not come up before.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
26 June 2025
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“Spindle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spindle. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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