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Recent Examples of tuck
The tuck position is far easier in a backward rotation than what's required for a front flip.
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New Atlas, 24 Feb. 2025
Patients who had undergone either tummy tucks or bunion surgery were given either suzetrigine every 12 hours; an opioid, hydrocodone, plus Tylenol every six hours; or a placebo for 48 hours after the operations.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 30 Jan. 2025
What the studies found Trials included people with acute pain after two types of surgery—bunion removal and tummy tucks—that represented two major types of pain-generating injury: to bone and soft tissues, respectively.
—Alice Park, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025
Image For Wynne, the buttons are not only entirely superfluous to the communication humans and dogs already have but also potentially a distraction from their natural barks and howls, their tail wags and tucks.
—Camille Bromley Gabra Zackman Krish Seenivasan David Mason, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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New Atlas, 24 Feb. 2025
Patients who had undergone either tummy tucks or bunion surgery were given either suzetrigine every 12 hours; an opioid, hydrocodone, plus Tylenol every six hours; or a placebo for 48 hours after the operations.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 30 Jan. 2025
What the studies found Trials included people with acute pain after two types of surgery—bunion removal and tummy tucks—that represented two major types of pain-generating injury: to bone and soft tissues, respectively.
—Alice Park, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025
Image For Wynne, the buttons are not only entirely superfluous to the communication humans and dogs already have but also potentially a distraction from their natural barks and howls, their tail wags and tucks.
—Camille Bromley Gabra Zackman Krish Seenivasan David Mason, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tuck
Noun
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Orange loops show where the eclipse begins or ends at sunrise and sunset.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Two-step leadership involves reframing those losses as loops, not cliffs.—
Scott Hutcheson,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Feminine pleats, eye-catching cape sleeves, and a rosy shade of pink make this knee-length dress a showstopper on land or at sea.—
Miles Walls,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Mar. 2025
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Ruffles and pleats echoed the shapes of roses in napa leather and velvet on clutches and shoulder bags.—
Stephen Garner,
WWD,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Other braids seen on the runway included messy, pulled out pigtails and tiny face-framing plaits.—
Ranyechi Udemezue,
Vogue,
26 Feb. 2025
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Lawrence also wore her hair in thick plaits, and donned a pair of orange lensed, oval sunglasses.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The interior of the tiny house measures just 160 sq ft (almost 15 sq m) and is finished in ply, with an open layout arranged on one floor.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 Nov. 2024
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Over 4 million anglers ply Florida waters yearly, catching over 100 million pounds of fish.—
Patrik Jonsson,
The Christian Science Monitor,
13 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Clinically-proven to increase lip volume by up to 20% and reduce fine lines by up to 33%, the smoothing formula will prettify your pucker.—
Celia Shatzman,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Nothing really pulls or puckers, which is difficult to achieve on this type of build.—
Kevin Lynn,
Newsweek,
6 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Her knit pullover featured a pinch seam detailing on the body and a coat with a raw hem.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
28 Mar. 2025
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That LeBron James still found a seam and made a tough shot didn’t matter.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Another piece that requires getting right up and close to see its rich layers, Stan Squirewell’s Shoney (2021) is a mixed media collage of a regal woman in finery made of fabric scraps of high-end labels.—
John Oseid,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Martha Stewart Miles Anti-Fatigue Mat $67 $30 at Wayfair What sets this mat apart from others is its cushiony middle layer.—
Clint Davis,
People.com,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Take, for example, its moleskin David trousers, whose drawstring-waistband puts it in modern, casual territory, but whose tailored details including a single reverse pleat and a pressed center crease nod to mid-century cool.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
12 Feb. 2025
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The masks block light and completely prevent wrinkles and creases.—
Nora Colomer,
Fox News,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Tuck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tuck. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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