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Recent Examples of barrack
Army barracks torn down, new housing to come The Glendale campus was originally a U.S. Army air-training base for World War II.
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Jen Fifield, azcentral, 16 June 2019
Some 200 people were quickly evacuated from campgrounds in the fire's path in addition to 80 children who were trapped in a camp barracks Saturday.
—CBS News, 10 July 2017
The Marine veteran used some of his time while in the Wounded Warrior barracks to take writing, filmmaking and business classes, with an eye toward this future.
—Jeanette Steele, sandiegouniontribune.com, 22 June 2017
The military would not permit reporters to wait near the gate to the prison barracks complex.
—Charlie Savage, New York Times, 16 May 2017
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Jen Fifield, azcentral, 16 June 2019
Some 200 people were quickly evacuated from campgrounds in the fire's path in addition to 80 children who were trapped in a camp barracks Saturday.
—CBS News, 10 July 2017
The Marine veteran used some of his time while in the Wounded Warrior barracks to take writing, filmmaking and business classes, with an eye toward this future.
—Jeanette Steele, sandiegouniontribune.com, 22 June 2017
The military would not permit reporters to wait near the gate to the prison barracks complex.
—Charlie Savage, New York Times, 16 May 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barrack
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In recent months, burglars targeted the homes of high-profile players such as the NFL's Travis Kelce and NBA's Luca Doncic.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
11 Feb. 2025
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The departures add further to uncertainty at the CFPB, which has been targeted by trade groups and conservatives for years.—
Hugh Son,
CNBC,
11 Feb. 2025
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Hey Dewy makes a compact, travel-friendly humidifier that humidifies rooms up to 500 square feet.—
Anna Haines,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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At the academy, Leonard roomed with Will Howard, the starting quarterback at Kansas State who, like Leonard, shared a similar backstory.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC News,
20 Jan. 2025
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In foreign affairs, Trump has needled allies Canada and Mexico.—
Bart Jansen,
USA TODAY,
3 Feb. 2025
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There was tension needling the east end of Glasgow.—
Michael Walker,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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The bird team and the filmmakers were camped, at some remove from each other, at an old aviation club, a farm with an airstrip of stubbled grass, near the Catalonian village of Ordis, ninety minutes northeast of Barcelona.—
Nick Paumgarten,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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While camping in a forest of Thailand, wildlife rangers heard a loud noise.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
4 Feb. 2025
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Two small feral-looking kids, ragged, both looked about seven years old, had been told off several times for knocking some of these flimsy chairs to one side as if to let the horse out.—
Ali Smith,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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This can occur if the blades are too dull to cut through the grass, resulting in torn or ragged grass standing at uneven heights.—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Sep. 2024
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Sherwood cleanly picked off MacKinnon’s pass, turned on the jets to turn it into a clear-cut breakaway and roofed a perfect shot in the top corner.—
Harman Dayal,
The Athletic,
17 Dec. 2024
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On a 2-on-1 entry into the offensive zone, McDavid nimbly handled the kick around the sliding defenseman and then fired a sharp-angle shot from tight and roofed it.—
Ryan Canfield,
Fox News,
16 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The social media war shifted when Lyles taunted Hill after winning the 60-meter race at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix earlier this month.—
Paulina Dedaj,
Fox News,
15 Feb. 2025
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Investigators said that before he was arrested, Tabler called the Bell County Sheriff’s Office to taunt deputies about the murders and threatened to kill more employees and undercover law enforcement at the strip club.—
Jim Vertuno and Michael Graczyk,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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The Dolphins were forced to bunk out at a downtown Oakland hotel, in a fishbowl environment.—
Mark Purdy,
The Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2025
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The former heavyweight champ, 58, has been bunking in the Vegas suburb of Henderson, Nevada, for almost a decade.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Barrack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barrack. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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