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Recent Examples of fin
Anglerfish ancestors lived on the seafloor and maneuvered around using specialized stout fins, much like their close relatives the batfishes and frogfishes.
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Danielle Hall, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Researchers designed a soft-bodied robot with flapping fins that spontaneously snap back to their initial state.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 4 Dec. 2024
Architecture buffs will appreciate the granite columns and stucco work of its grand exterior and the sweep of its fin de siècle central staircase.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 21 Nov. 2024
Morphological characteristics of the fish were measured – the size of their eyes; aspects of their gill rakers, cartilaginous appendages fish use to capture tiny invertebrates; fin lengths, jaw shapes, and more.
—Keith Matheny, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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Danielle Hall, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Researchers designed a soft-bodied robot with flapping fins that spontaneously snap back to their initial state.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 4 Dec. 2024
Architecture buffs will appreciate the granite columns and stucco work of its grand exterior and the sweep of its fin de siècle central staircase.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 21 Nov. 2024
Morphological characteristics of the fish were measured – the size of their eyes; aspects of their gill rakers, cartilaginous appendages fish use to capture tiny invertebrates; fin lengths, jaw shapes, and more.
—Keith Matheny, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fin
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SpaceX's latest flight test of its colossal Starship vehicle turned out to be an explosive one – literally.Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025
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This one banned six other synthetic food dyes — including blue No. 1, green No. 3 and red No. 40 — from meals served in public schools.Allison Aubrey, NPR, 18 Jan. 2025
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As Santa Ana winds propelled a series of raging wildfires that wiped out homes and businesses across once-picturesque swaths of Southern California – killing at least 16 people – tens of thousands have been forced from their homes this week in a haze of uncertainty: What to pack?Ray Sanchez, CNN, 13 Jan. 2025
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The city is set to host six matches – a massive event that will draw tens of thousands of spectators from around the world.Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 13 Jan. 2025
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Has the number two been popping up frequently in your life, from seeing 2:22 on a clock to noticing repeating twos on invoices?Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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People talk about the terrible twos, but she’s found her foothold in that kind of behavior, and there’s just no reasoning with her.Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2024
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Across from me was Jack, a vegan chef in his fifties from California who lived in Zurich.Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 3 Dec. 2024
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Remy’s other best buddy is Armand, who is in his fifties.Rachel Kushner, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
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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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Some workers are out hundreds or even thousands of dollars.Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 18 Jan. 2025
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The intrigue: Both Raleigh and Durham had similar listening habits, with nearly identical top fives — though Durham left a spot for Ye, the controversial rapper and producer formerly known as Kanye West, and Raleigh preferred Morgan Wallen.Zachery Eanes, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
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This chart week is just beginning, so Carpenter will claim her three top fives for the next few days.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
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But try that nowadays and the guy will laugh derisively, then pick up your sawbuck between his thumb and index finger, like a piece of filth, and hand it back to you.Jack Handey, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
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Say, there's an idea: The mall is free, but the greeter will shake your hand for a sawbuck.Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 26 Feb. 2021
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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
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“Fin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fin. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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