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as in to hide
to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible
students at the private school were once routinely birched for violating the rules
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as in to lick
to strike repeatedly
always a stern disciplinarian, our father birched anyone who talked back
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Recent Examples of birch
Kerri Westenberg, Star Tribune, 11 Sep. 2020
Violet Goldstone, WWD, 21 Oct. 2024
The candle has scents meant to remind you of mossy stone, smoky birch tree, and eerie fog.
—Michelle Mastro, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Sep. 2024
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Find yellow aspen and birch along the shoreline and red maples inland.
—Kerri Westenberg, Star Tribune, 11 Sep. 2020
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The exhibition captures fragments of life frozen in time through wood carvings on stained birch planks — a hand with its fingers crossed, a leaf suspended mid-fall and a ballerina’s foot.
—Violet Goldstone, WWD, 21 Oct. 2024
The candle has scents meant to remind you of mossy stone, smoky birch tree, and eerie fog.
—Michelle Mastro, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Sep. 2024
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The Super Bowl contender hiding in plain sight Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper signed a 13-year, $330 million contract in early 2019 in what was a record deal at the time.David K. Li, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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But Bill Belichick has nothing in particular to offer when journalists ask about coaches hiding the effects of the disease.Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
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Nomi Malone licking the stripper pole in Showgirls?Lily Burana, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
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In the series premiere, Rio licked Agatha’s hand in a sapphic (and slightly blood-play oriented) moment of intimacy, and the two also had an almost-kiss at the end of episode four.Quispe López, Them, 31 Oct. 2024
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Virginia Shenandoah National Park is home to deciduous trees, including oaks, hickories, maples, and birches resulting in a stunning color palette ranging from deep reds and oranges to bright yellows and golds.Michele Herrmann, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
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Shades of fire and flame illuminate maples and hickories, while towering oaks and beeches change to copper before emptying their branches.Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2024
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Almost from the start, Dharavi was defined by its industries: from the traditional potters of Gujarat who began arriving in the late 1800s, to leather tanners from Tamil Nadu and embroidery workers from Uttar Pradesh.Jessie Yeung, CNN, 29 June 2024
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Look to leather knee-high pairs from Jimmy Choo, Isabel Marant, Khaite, and & Other Stories for a similar version of the model-off-duty style.Laura Jackson, Vogue, 15 Aug. 2022
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Wack 100 has lashed out against J. Prince in response to the latter mentioning the former during a recent livestream on social media.Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Indeed, no one is more preoccupied with such star power than Donald Trump himself, who basks in the adulation and approval of luminaries who support him and regularly lashes out at those who don’t.Brian Lowry, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
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Expect to find swivel gliders in airy white linen, cribs and dressers accented with handwoven caning, and daybeds made from honey-toned rattan.Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024
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Done up with vintage-style rattan and wicker, all five units are delights.Tracey Minkin, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2024
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The offer includes two buttermilk pancakes with glazed strawberries, blueberry topping and whipped topping or its combo of two eggs, hash browns and a choice of two strips of bacon or two pork sausage links.Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
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Use it for everything from creaming butter and sugar to making creamy dips to whipping egg whites into meringues.Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 4 Nov. 2024
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Through the opening 10 minutes, the Pioneers were pounding on the door with two early corners and a shot from distance that sailed just over the crossbar.Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
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In Lebanon's capital, Israeli planes pounded the southern suburb of Dahiyeh overnight and early Friday for the first time in four days, spreading panic after a rare lull.SALLY ABOU ALJOUD AND WAFAA SHURAFA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Birch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birch. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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