sill

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Recent Examples on the Web In a study published last month in Science Advances, the researchers found that the instability wouldn’t occur even when Thwaites retreated past its grounding zone on the bedrock sill. Bypaul Voosen, science.org, 19 Sep. 2024 The tension between the vertical grille and the window sill will hold the piece of trim in place. Claire Hoppe, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2024 The glacier’s tendency to flow faster once released from the sill would help keep it thin and prevent the ice from sticking up any higher than 1 kilometer above the water, which seemed to be the threshold for collapse. Bypaul Voosen, science.org, 19 Sep. 2024 This Halloween, there’s a new trend taking over our fall mantels and window sills: Miniature Halloween villages. Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sill 

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“Sill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sill. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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