straddle

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Recent Examples of straddle There are now tens of thousands of jammers straddling the front lines of the war, defending against drones that are not just killing soldiers but also destroying armored vehicles, other drones, industrial infrastructure, and even tanks. IEEE Spectrum, 2 June 2025 Kannapolis, which straddles Cabarrus and Rowan Counties, has also proposed to maintain its current rate. Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 21 May 2025 The body of water straddles the border between Albania and North Macedonia, and it’s surrounded by ancient villages, rolling hills, and beaches. Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2025 In one picture, which was seemingly snapped in the parking lot of MetLife Stadium, Michele smiles and straddles Groff, who holds on to her and playfully sticks his tongue out. Bailey Richards, People.com, 27 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for straddle
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Verb
  • Your free fingers, meanwhile, are either awkwardly wrapped around the edge of the loose Joy-Cons or uncomfortably perched to support the flat back of a portable system that's a noticeable 34 percent heavier than the original Switch.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 16 June 2025
  • Best Hotels and Resorts The Inn at Canal Square With 22 rooms and three luxury suites perched along the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal in the heart of the historic district, the Inn at Canal Square is arguably Lewes’ most elegant place to stay.
    Tim Neville, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2025
Verb
  • Knox and his team’s work is an exemplar of how multidisciplinary research spanning meteorology, cartography, geography, and other social sciences disciplines can inform decisionmakers and save lives.
    Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
  • What To Know At a summit in Astana, Kazakhstan on Tuesday, Xi announced a dozen cooperation agreements spanning green mining, trade, connectivity, personnel exchanges, and customs, according to Chinese state media.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
Verb
  • And beside them, Milford, Weymouth and St. John’s of Shrewsbury also shook off their sub-20 seeding to advance at least once in an all-time showing of parity.
    Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 21 June 2025
  • The tragedy shook the small Ohio town — and stunned viewers who remembered the Stockdale family's 2008 appearance on ABC's Wife Swap.
    Christina Coulter, People.com, 21 June 2025
Verb
  • Fashion has long been known to sit at the intersection of practicality and play.
    Jackson Walker, Baltimore Sun, 19 June 2025
  • Tucked into less than an acre at the corner of Trade and Tryon streets, the park sits at the heart of a center city McColl helped shape.
    Lila Hempel-Edgers, Charlotte Observer, 19 June 2025
Verb
  • And this economic revolution is intersecting with AI, our most explosive technological revolution maybe ever.
    Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
  • How does this responsibility intersect with their roles as entertainers?
    Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 20 June 2025
Verb
  • Some kids have ducked under the rope line to sit in deep crevices in the base of the trunk.
    Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 14 June 2025
  • The witness ducked down and then looked up; Nichols was staring at the witness.
    Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2025
Verb
  • Humanity bestrides the planet, explores the cosmos, and continues to reshape itself because humans are the world’s most inventive, adaptable animal.
    Nicholas Eberstadt, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2024
  • The United States will once again bestride the world like a colossus deterring enemies and making other nations safe from the likes of Russia, China, Iran and North Korea.
    Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 10 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Such costs comprised a shade under a quarter of club revenues last year.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 June 2025
  • North America comprised 29 percent of sake’s total export value, which proved a dominant drive of the category’s global expansion.
    Jillian Dara, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025

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“Straddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straddle. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.

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