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Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 31 Dec. 2024
Ringing in the new year: Final preparations for the iconic ball drop event in New York City's Times Square took place Monday as organizers conducted a test run by illuminating the ball and sending it up the 139-foot pole atop One Times Square.
—Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2024
WIRED, 23 Sep. 2022
Columbia, then Rodinia and most recently Pangea, which formed about 335 million years ago, stretching from pole to pole along the longitudes of the mid-Atlantic.
—Jack Feerick, Discover Magazine, 25 Oct. 2020
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Noun
These energized particles hit the atmosphere at 45 million mph and are redirected to the poles by the earth's magnetic field, according to Space.com, creating the light show.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 31 Dec. 2024
Ringing in the new year: Final preparations for the iconic ball drop event in New York City's Times Square took place Monday as organizers conducted a test run by illuminating the ball and sending it up the 139-foot pole atop One Times Square.
—Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2024
Verb
Being an island at a reasonably high latitude means rockets can launch north over uninhabited ocean, entering into orbit from pole to pole around our planet.
—WIRED, 23 Sep. 2022
Columbia, then Rodinia and most recently Pangea, which formed about 335 million years ago, stretching from pole to pole along the longitudes of the mid-Atlantic.
—Jack Feerick, Discover Magazine, 25 Oct. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pole
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After largely living up to their lofty preseason expectations during Porziņģis’s early-season absence, the Celtics have run into bumps while trying to reincorporate the center.Jay King, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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Family command centers are designed to streamline schedules and stuff, such as backpacks, keys, and memos.Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Jan. 2025
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Visitors can enjoy canoeing, bird watching, and engaging with local communities.Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
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Older kids and teenagers often enjoy spear-throwing with a Maasai warrior, horseback riding, hot-air balloon rides, and canoeing in the Okavango Delta.Maija de Rijk-Uys, Travel + Leisure, 20 Nov. 2024
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Around the perimeter of each side is a host of magnets to hold on the side panels, along with holes to engage the rail mounts.PCMAG, PCMAG, 13 Jan. 2025
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Bally’s and the city are banking on the permanent casino to significantly boost its standing as a tourist magnet and profit center.Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
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The outputs of the model see what the odds are to win the game based on going for it, kicking a field goal or punting.Austin Mock, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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Arizona State punted, and Texas won in double overtime.Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Jan. 2025
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Maison Proust, Paris (Image credit: Maison Proust) Opulence is the polestar at Maison Proust.Catherine Garcia, theweek, 7 Nov. 2024
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Durazzi had horses freely roaming the garden; inside the gallery, models were standing on a felt-padded plinth, while images of women who are the designer’s polestars—artists, scientists, and intellectuals from Phoebe Boswell to Carla Cerati to Ottessa Moshfegh—were projected on their faces.Tiziana Cardini, Vogue, 15 Mar. 2023
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As for the private capital lending, long-term equity and financing services provided by his new patron, Thompson acknowledges that his knowledge remains limited.Matt Craig, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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The only portion of the elementary school not to burn was the brand-new preschool that had just been built thanks, in part, to a $8.5-million capital campaign.Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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The draft will be available daily at Waterway Grill Patio, located beyond the Infinity Falls attraction, from 11 a.m. until one hour before park close.Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2025
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Running from January 21 through February 9 on select days, over 60 participating attractions across the five boroughs are offering two-for-one tickets, including some of the best museums and art galleries in the city.Emma Kershaw, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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There was also the Folklife Center, a whole store converted into a mecca of everything folk.Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Dec. 2024
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Now, the town is an affordable retirement community and a mecca for off-road vehicle enthusiasts.Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Pole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pole. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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