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Recent Examples of clam
Betsy Andrews, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Dec. 2024
One thing the clam shell definitely isn’t is a mobility exercise.
—Christa Sgobba, SELF, 11 Dec. 2024
Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
Once medical examiners took custody of Murphy’s body, the vessel slipped back out the inlet to continue clamming.
—C.j. Chivers James Patrick Cronin Elena Hecht Anna Diamond Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 6 June 2024
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Noun
Tending embers atop a pit full of beach stones, Velasquez layered on fava pods wrapped in rhubarb leaves, chicken, salt pork, andouille, potatoes, mussels, clams, and potato bread called chapaleles, and covered it all with tarps.
—Betsy Andrews, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Dec. 2024
One thing the clam shell definitely isn’t is a mobility exercise.
—Christa Sgobba, SELF, 11 Dec. 2024
Verb
The mask has a hydrogel texture that clams and cools the skin while its clinical-grade ingredients sink in to rejuvenate the complexion.
—Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
Once medical examiners took custody of Murphy’s body, the vessel slipped back out the inlet to continue clamming.
—C.j. Chivers James Patrick Cronin Elena Hecht Anna Diamond Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 6 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clam
Noun
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Spending hundreds of millions of dollars and years of development to release a game that was shut down in two weeks is again, like nothing this industry has ever seen.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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Adams has shown a remarkable indifference toward early-childhood education, slicing hundreds of millions of dollars from the city’s 3-K and U.P.K. programs even as COVID-era federal stimulus funds for early-childhood programs were expiring.—
Jessica Winter,
The New Yorker,
18 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The invasive sea lamprey brought Great Lakes fishing to its knees in the fifties and sixties, until local communities and scientists battled back.—
Jayme Moye,
Outside Online,
17 Jan. 2025
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While fishing off the coast of Honduras in 2023, a group of anglers stumbled upon a rare sight: a pod of orcas hunting down a sperm whale.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
15 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Free performance boosts would be nice, but if Nintendo wants to charge a few bucks for a substantial upgrade to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, that sounds great.—
Jordan Minor,
PCMAG,
18 Jan. 2025
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Chelsea have been the recent architects of uber-long contracts, but Chelsea tend to punt on young bucks.—
Phil Hay,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The Foreman fight sealed his vindication with an exhilarated reception throughout the world.—
Mikal Gilmore,
Rolling Stone,
17 Jan. 2025
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Hathaway scored a go-ahead shorthanded goal in the second period, while Cates sealed the game with an empty-netter in the third.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
Verb
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This could be the future of farming, according to Kiera Foti, brand manager at Atlantic Sea Farms, which harvested 1.3m pounds of seaweed last year, the majority of the US seaweed crop.—
Heide Brandes,
thehustle.co,
24 Jan. 2025
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New foliage continues to grow after the initial leaves are harvested.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Clam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clam. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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