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Recent Examples of spray
Umair Irfan, Vox, 31 Mar. 2025
Buy: Sun Protection Sun Bum Original Sunscreen Spray with SPF 50
This Sun Bum sunscreen spray lives in my bag in the spring and summer.
—Clara McMahon, People.com, 25 Mar. 2025
Dahvi Shira, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
The kit comes with wipes and a spray with a microfiber towel to quickly clean, shine and protect your stainless steel surfaces.
—Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2025
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Verb
More pollen leads to more seeds, which means even more plants spraying pollen the next season.
—Umair Irfan, Vox, 31 Mar. 2025
Buy: Sun Protection Sun Bum Original Sunscreen Spray with SPF 50
This Sun Bum sunscreen spray lives in my bag in the spring and summer.
—Clara McMahon, People.com, 25 Mar. 2025
Noun
Thanks to a blend of lavender, chamomile and vetiver, Dr. Persaud encourages users to set a calming night routine, and cap it off by spritzing their pillow, sheets and pajamas with the powerful spray.
—Dahvi Shira, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
The kit comes with wipes and a spray with a microfiber towel to quickly clean, shine and protect your stainless steel surfaces.
—Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spray
Verb
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To add scouring power, sprinkle kosher salt on the lemon, which acts as a gentle abrasive to scour away odor-causing buildup and residue.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Mar. 2025
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Will people obey this new law and stop eating this ingredient, cease and desist from mixing its powder with their milk, sprinkling it onto their ice-cream?—
Walter E Block,
Orange County Register,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Everything inside is for sale, including the squirrel and deer portraits, the linen curtains and the twig chandelier.—
Katie Sweeney,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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The Trump Administration could trim twigs from its org chart, or take an axe and lop off entire limbs, erasing whole offices.—
David W. Brown,
The New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Instead of just walking around and expecting to walk through the magical mist and all of a sudden you’re visited by songs, this album was more workman-like.—
Justin Curto,
Vulture,
26 Mar. 2025
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Mornings are best spent sipping to-go drip coffee on the deck at sunrise or watching the mist roll off the water.—
Jenn Rice,
AFAR Media,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Outside, Jeff Goldblum arrived making conversation while wearing the largest purple corsage ever and enjoying snacks.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
3 Mar. 2025
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Her father, Sean Cooper, waited outside her hospital room with a matching pink corsage in hand for his little girl.—
Vanessa Etienne,
People.com,
26 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The whole salad is scattered with mint and pepper flakes that provide a visual and flavor boost that not only appeals to the eye but also really makes the mango dressing pop more so.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
1 Apr. 2025
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Guadarrama eyed her up and down, took some measurements, made a few quick alterations, and then began to pepper her with questions about her bra.—
Adam Iscoe,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Risotto Ingredients 2 sprigs parsley stems 4 sprigs thyme 2 bay leaves 1 tsp black peppercorns 1 tsp fennel seed (Wrap the above tightly in cheesecloth.—
Amber Love Bond,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Squeeze 2 of the garlic halves to pop the cloves into the braising liquid and discard their skins as well as the herb sprigs.—
Beth Dooley,
Boston Herald,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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California urged its citizens to request that 23andMe delete their data and destroy their spit samples.—
Kayte Spector-Bagdady,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2025
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Then Victoria told a story about her own brother pinning her down and dangling spit above her mouth.—
Eliana Dockterman,
TIME,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Charles Cram, a Navy corpsman who was wounded and awarded for his bravery, saluted the epitaph and gently touched the wreath of red, white and blue flowers, as did the others.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Mar. 2025
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The natural base and silk petals will provide many seasons of enjoyment, and the wreath comes wired for easy mounting with a sturdy box for off-season storage.—
Miles Walls,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Spray.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spray. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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