whales 1 of 2

plural of whale

whales

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verb

present tense third-person singular of whale
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for whales
Noun
  • Think of chickens as tiny T-Rex dinosaurs with feathers.
    Sal Gilbertie, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Chickens are like miniature dinosaurs Some theorize that chickens are related to dinosaurs, which would not be surprising.
    Sal Gilbertie, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • When the biggest name in the sport jumps teams, a tsunami hits.
    Olivia Hicks, NPR, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Snow White hits theaters on March 21.
    Jack Smart, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Three-time league MVP Jokić no doubt heard those chants and cut a frustrated figure in the fourth quarter, often not able to assert his will on the game when faced by the Thunder’s two giants, Chet Holmgren and Isaiah Hartenstein.
    Matias Grez, CNN, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Investors typically look to the financial performance of tech giants like Meta, Alphabet and Amazon for a view of the ad market’s overall health, Goldman said.
    Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 14 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • In some scenes of the film, the relationship remains much closer as in Myanmar, where loggers use elephants to move giant trees felled for timber.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 23 Mar. 2025
  • And the elephants just lost their job.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 23 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Like elephants are eating out of our hands and stampeding.
    Julia Moore, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • For 30 years, former circus elephants have gone to retire at this sanctuary just outside of Nashville.
    Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • What's on the new menu Frontier slashes price of 2025 unlimited pass.
    Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 18 Dec. 2024
  • If one part of the country hunkers down and slashes spending at the mall or on vacations, that would hurt businesses and lead to layoffs.
    Matt Egan, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • If Memphis beats Denver on Friday and the Golden State Warriors beat the LA Clippers on Sunday, the Wolves will finish fourth and host Game 1 of their first-round playoff series.
    Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Minnesota would finish fifth if Memphis beats Denver and the Clippers beat the Warriors or if Denver beats Memphis and the Warriors beat the Clippers.
    Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Whales.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whales. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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