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Recent Examples of gimme
Moss still threw for 229 yards and a touchdown in an efficient performance — and could’ve had two more scores, had his receivers not dropped two gimmes in the first half.
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Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2024
Texas has a huge load of 40 electoral votes and a massive media landscape, but taking the Lone Star State off the GOP gimme list would be a coup unseen in a generation.
Make sense of what matters in Washington.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 8 Aug. 2024
Long a bastion for conservative orthodoxy, the state that sent Barry Goldwater and John McCain to Washington was a consistent gimme for Republicans.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 8 Aug. 2024
Despite missing three gimmes from less than 40 yards out, Cunanan was 5-8 from 40-plus, with a long of 49 yards to put Charlotte ahead in one of their three victories in 2023.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 25 July 2024
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Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2024
Texas has a huge load of 40 electoral votes and a massive media landscape, but taking the Lone Star State off the GOP gimme list would be a coup unseen in a generation.
Make sense of what matters in Washington.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 8 Aug. 2024
Long a bastion for conservative orthodoxy, the state that sent Barry Goldwater and John McCain to Washington was a consistent gimme for Republicans.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 8 Aug. 2024
Despite missing three gimmes from less than 40 yards out, Cunanan was 5-8 from 40-plus, with a long of 49 yards to put Charlotte ahead in one of their three victories in 2023.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 25 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gimme
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Donald Trump is suffering an historic descent in the campaign’s final days, an ongoing freefall that’s turning what looked like a walkaway for the former president into what’s most likely a Kamala Harris victory.Shawn Tully, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2024
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Industry representatives have said there should be a distinction between walkaway deaths at those different types of facilities, but the Post investigation found that state investigators issue violations for failures in both types of settings after fatal wandering deaths.Douglas MacMillan, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2024
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New Jersey makes a statement against possible playoff Foe New York, sweeping all four matches in a 4-0 laugher.Todd Boss, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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Gore worked a scoreless second before the Nationals struck again, turning the sweltering afternoon into a laugher.Spencer Nusbaum, Washington Post, 7 July 2024
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Servicemembers are also sitting ducks, transporting fuel trucks in war zones, so reducing fuel needs could save their lives.Joan Michelson, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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Intercepts have been easy because the scout drones are sitting ducks.David Hambling, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
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The one whose legs turned nothings into somethings, improvising the Lions’ entire defensive game plan into a pile of ash?Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2024
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But nothings more peaceful than tomorrow to a man going through pain today.Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 22 Feb. 2024
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“Gimme.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gimme. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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