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Recent Examples of whale
Noun
The global harvest of whales was many times greater. Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2025 Related Articles Watch: Two whales play in ocean steps from California and a crowd on the sand 5 big whale festivals in Northern California for spring 2025 The Black Sands whale was first discovered floating underneath the Golden Gate Bridge on Saturday. Adrian Rodriguez, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025 So now Doc & Co. are doing surgery on a cruise ship without power, surrounded by violent whales. Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2025 As the humpback whale swims through the shot, the whale's tail passes over Dersch's head, almost hitting the man. Kelli Bender, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for whale
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whale
Noun
  • Among them are the woolly mammoth, that Colossal has already announced plans to revive, and even dinosaurs, which the startup has not yet commented on, despite speculation.
    Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
  • In addition to dragons, Universal is bringing dinosaurs to the format.
    Carolyn Giardina, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Bean reported to the nurse that the 8-year-old had hit his nose either on a wall or on her arm while throwing a fit.
    Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Mar. 2025
  • One of the officers fired shots, hitting the driver.
    Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The titles of 12 such books — some of which may have been published before 2025 — are hidden below within an unrelated text passage.
    J. D. Biersdorfer, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Ellie hides her injury from Dina when her friend arrives to rescue her, and the women are summoned to appear before the town leaders to share their experience.
    Sara Netzley, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The race is being widely viewed as a must-win for Democrats who at the national level are still licking their 2024 election wounds, as well as a potential referendum on Trump and Musk.
    Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Cora appears to enjoy the routine and happily lets the cat lick at the tufts of blonde hair on her head.
    Kelli Bender, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Banco Santander is the fifth-largest auto lender in the country and is expanding through a recent partnership with telecom giant Verizon.
    Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Google abused its dominance to suppress competition in some digital advertising markets, a court has found in a ruling that could lead to the tech giant being forced to sell off parts of its business.
    Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Inside the courtroom, supporters of For Women Scotland cheered, punched the air, hugged and cried.
    Lauren Frayer, NPR, 16 Apr. 2025
  • My job involved taking a frying pan cover off a conveyor belt, using a press to punch a hole, attaching a fly wheel and returning the finished product to the conveyor belt.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Take it from us and whip out this gem for special occasions versus everyday wear, as Gucci recommends shielding it from direct light, heat, and rain.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Alexander Wennberg’s 10th goal of the season tied the score at 16:46 when his fellow Swede, William Eklund, whipped a pass from the left boards across the goal mouth to set-up the one-time finish with a ton of space to Dostal’s left.
    Josh Gross, Oc Register, 2 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • All that — that’s what came turning around the corner late Sunday afternoon, striding through a tunnel of fans off Augusta’s 18th green, walking without a shadow despite a shallow sun; arms extended, eyes welling, chest pounding.
    Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Deadly flooding in the South and Midwest The mother of a 9-year-old boy is speaking out after he was swept away and killed by floodwaters in Kentucky during the four days of historic storms that pounded the region.
    Chris Looft, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2025

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“Whale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whale. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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