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Recent Examples of spray
Charna Flam, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
Climate activists in the United Kingdom wasted no time responding to President-elect Trump’s re-election win on Wednesday, spraying orange paint on a section of the U.S. embassy in London in protest.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 6 Nov. 2024
Kate Kassin, Bon Appétit, 21 Nov. 2024
Norris uses a spray bottle when adding water to thin the icing while avoiding adding too much.
—Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 18 Nov. 2024
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Verb
Rimes then smiles and sprays a drink at the camera.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
Climate activists in the United Kingdom wasted no time responding to President-elect Trump’s re-election win on Wednesday, spraying orange paint on a section of the U.S. embassy in London in protest.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 6 Nov. 2024
Noun
Many bitters either come as a small spray bottle or with a dropper.
—Kate Kassin, Bon Appétit, 21 Nov. 2024
Norris uses a spray bottle when adding water to thin the icing while avoiding adding too much.
—Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 18 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spray
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Music films and documentaries are sprinkled among the nominees for AARP’s 24th annual Movies for Grownups Awards, which was established to encourage films and TV shows that resonate with older viewers.Paul Grein, Billboard, 20 Nov. 2024
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Their 7th mini-album The Star Chapter: Sanctuary is sprinkled and infused with smooth and luscious beats and vocals that harken back to early 2000s boybands.Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 4 Nov. 2024
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The Misfits, the Marías, Benson Boone, FKA twigs, Anitta, Clairo, the Go-Gos, Enhypen, Keshi, and more stars are also performing.Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
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On April 11 and 18, Gaga will lead a lineup also featuring Missy Elliott, Benson Boone, the Marias, BLACKPINK’s Lisa, the Prodigy, FKA twigs, Mustard, GloRilla, Yeat, the Go-Go’s, Djo, Tyla, Three 6 Mafia, A..G. Cook, Pete Tong and KNEECAP.SPIN Staff, SPIN, 20 Nov. 2024
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Since 2013, Hoskin has been transplanting armoured mist frogs from the surviving population into new, similarly sunny habitats and closely monitoring the health of these new colonies.Martin J. Kernan, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2024
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This cool mist humidifier has also racked up more than 14,000 perfect ratings from Amazon shoppers, and more than 5,000 people have added it to their virtual carts in the past month.Toni Sutton, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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The origin likely is rooted in the broader American custom of wearing corsages for special occasions.Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 16 Sep. 2024
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There’s even been a slew of inanimate prom dates across the US, where students are ditching corsages in favor of cardboard: choosing instead to lug around scale-accurate depictions of Michael B. Jordan, Bernie Sanders and Danny DeVitto.Leah Dolan, CNN, 18 Oct. 2024
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The rocket struck within yards of the Russian trainees, peppering them and their vehicles with lethal fragments.David Axe, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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Max is frantic and inquisitive, peppering Avery with questions and clinically presenting the possible scenarios; Tristan remains calm and collected, downplaying the situation while expressing aloof support.Claire Franken, TVLine, 21 Nov. 2024
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Drop the smoking rosemary sprig into the drink and serve.Jeff Burkhart, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Here’s the description: The Superstitious Man is the kind who washes his hands in three springs, sprinkles himself with water from a temple font, puts a laurel sprig in his mouth, and then is ready for the day’s perambulations.Popular Science Staff, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
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Cookware This is something for the big-splashy-meal cook in your life—the king of the standing rib roast, the empress of the whole pig on a spit, the generalissimo of the hundred-person clam bake.Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2024
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The exes — who have put each other on blast on social media multiple times since their spit — are also parents to daughter Kulture and son Wave.Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 19 Nov. 2024
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A couple of Christmas trees adorn a few rooms, while Santa figurines, wreaths, nutcrackers, and other festive touches are spread throughout.Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 21 Nov. 2024
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As has been its custom for years, the Raleigh fixture is now a winter wonderland, decked out with thousands of sparkling lights, dazzling ornaments, Christmas trees, regal Nutcrackers, wreaths and festive garlands.Katie Peralta Soloff, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Spray.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spray. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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