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Rapacious — but tasty — predators On a hot Saturday last month, Williams traveled to Gunpowder Falls State Park, northeast of Baltimore, for the Snakes on the Dundee fishing derby.
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Joe Heim, Washington Post, 18 July 2024
These include a Champions League meeting with Flick's former employers Bayern Munich, an El Clasico showdown against arch nemesis Real Madrid and a derby date at home to crosstown rivals Espanyol.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
There's a pup parade on Saturday and a dachshund derby on Sunday.
—Nate Rau, Axios, 3 Oct. 2024
Accessories include velvet slippers and derby shoes, cashmere scarves, fedoras and bow ties.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 2 Oct. 2024
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Joe Heim, Washington Post, 18 July 2024
These include a Champions League meeting with Flick's former employers Bayern Munich, an El Clasico showdown against arch nemesis Real Madrid and a derby date at home to crosstown rivals Espanyol.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
There's a pup parade on Saturday and a dachshund derby on Sunday.
—Nate Rau, Axios, 3 Oct. 2024
Accessories include velvet slippers and derby shoes, cashmere scarves, fedoras and bow ties.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 2 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for derby
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His father wore a bowler hat and went off to the City each day.Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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Wearing a bowler hat, his physical movements and magnetic smile often mirrored the spasmodic motion of the songs.Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2024
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Calling on a pair of light-wash wide-leg jeans during the outing, the actress teamed the popular denim cut with a black sweater, coordinating black booties, a small shoulder bag, and a bright red baseball cap.Averi Baudler, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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At the Back Forty Texas BBQ Roadhouse & Saloon in Pleasant Hill, dozens of members of the Contra Costa County Republican Party gathered to watch the votes roll in, some sporting red Make America Great Again baseball caps.Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
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But the same bees do buzz around her bonnet, over and over.Sloane Crosley, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
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Police say she was last seen wearing a hospital gown, a pink bonnet, orange jogging pants and rainbow Crocs sandals.Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2024
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Wearing a dodger sombrero in honor of Fernando‘s birthday today is Raymond Solorzano, of South Gate.Allen J. Schaben, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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The curve that represents the energy required for different settings of the Higgs field was always known to resemble a sombrero with an upturned brim.Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 22 July 2024
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He was also reportedly restrained, and given a spit hood—which prevents a person from being able to spit—as well as a helmet and leg wraps.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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Fat-tire bikes are recommended, as well as helmets.Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024
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Jackson also paid homage to one of his musical and dancing heroes in it via a white suit and matching fedora that tipped its hat to dancer/actor/singer Fred Astaire.Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2024
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When Ben turns up to a meeting in a tinfoil hat and fedora (is the tinfoil hat or the fedora more outrageous?Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 18 July 2024
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The airplane crew spotted the boy around 4 a.m. Thursday and directed a nearby good Samaritan boater to the location.Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 18 Oct. 2024
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Two days later, the NPS said, a 71-year-old boater disappeared in the area of Lower Nankoweap Camp along the Colorado River.Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2024
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To get a classic Catrina look, wear a ring of marigolds lining a headband or a cowboy hat.Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Imagery of stars, flames rainbows, cowboy hats, cactus, flowers and rugged landscapes are featured across the designs, including six sock styles.Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Derby.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/derby. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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