as in to fasten (on)
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And his creativity and vision would mesh beautifully with Bedard’s.—
Mark Lazerus,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025 -
Russell Westbrook has meshed well with Jokic, even taking over Murray’s two-man game role at times.—
Troy Renck,
The Denver Post,
16 Jan. 2025
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The incident, in which four South Carolina residents on a trip for cosmetic surgery were abducted by a group of gunmen.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
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Levy was abducted from the Nahal Oz base, less than a kilometer from Gaza, where she was stationed as a surveillance soldier on October 7, 2023.—
Eve Glover,
Fox News,
22 Jan. 2025
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Edan Alexander was serving in Israel's military when he was kidnapped.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA TODAY,
1 Feb. 2025
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He and his group were also kidnapped in the jungle.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
31 Jan. 2025
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While the latter is enmeshed in long-term, sometimes rocky peace talks with the Colombian government, the former has dissolved and was removed from the State Department’s Foreign Terrorist Organization list in 2021.—
Jason M. Blazakis,
The Conversation,
16 Jan. 2025
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Could a man so enmeshed in his patient’s personal and political fortunes truly render an objective diagnosis?—
Richard Menger MD MPA,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Unlike technology companies that work to ensnare (and monetize) our attention, Foreman entrapped our bodies only to liberate our minds.—
Ashley Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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In reality, Nick wants to get his revenge on Donnie by entrapping him.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
10 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Watch baseball, football, or any team sport: Players support each other and strengthen their bonds by interacting with each other in high fives, hands clasping or shaking, fists bumping, pats on the head or back—and even hugs.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
17 June 2024
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But hockey fights almost always involve mutual, bone-crushing blows, fists jackhammering from powerful shoulders, sometimes fracturing bones, tearing tissue and rattling brains.—
David Waldstein,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2023
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“Spirit (away or off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spirit%20%28away%20or%20off%29. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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