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Recent Examples of derby
Potter lost three and won just two of his eight London derbies at Chelsea, against Crystal Palace and both by a single goal.
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Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
Alonso was the National League rookie of the year in 2019 and is a four-time All-Star and two-time home run derby champion.
—Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 9 Jan. 2025
Less than a month after signing, Elliott ran with the first team in OTA availabilities and was one of 10 players that participated in the team’s annual charity home run derby.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Jan. 2025
This open construction is what gives a derby an aesthetic balance between dressy and casual.
—Michael Stefanov, Robb Report, 18 Dec. 2024
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Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
Alonso was the National League rookie of the year in 2019 and is a four-time All-Star and two-time home run derby champion.
—Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 9 Jan. 2025
Less than a month after signing, Elliott ran with the first team in OTA availabilities and was one of 10 players that participated in the team’s annual charity home run derby.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Jan. 2025
This open construction is what gives a derby an aesthetic balance between dressy and casual.
—Michael Stefanov, Robb Report, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for derby
Noun
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Clinton wore a blue velvet bowler hat that did not obstruct her face.—
Natasha Dye,
People.com,
20 Jan. 2025
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Plastic bowler hats in the red and white of the Saint George’s Cross were given out and beer was served in two-pint glasses.—
Philip Buckingham,
The Athletic,
13 July 2024
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The Foo Fighters frontman also kept his outfit casual, donning sneakers, a baseball cap, and a duffle bag on his shoulder.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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Other dancers sported simple ensembles of baggy light-wash denim, white tees, and baseball caps—signature East L.A. style.—
Alexandra Polk,
refinery29.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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Let your wings marinate in a blend of Scotch bonnet chilies, warm spices and fresh thyme for a fantastic heat your guests will want more of.—
Nora Colomer,
Fox News,
3 Feb. 2025
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Meanwhile her brother Jaden Smith arrived at the 2025 Grammy Awards while wearing a Louis Vuitton tuxedo and a castle as a bonnet.—
Marissa Muller,
WWD,
2 Feb. 2025
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Big blue sombrero Monday, November 25, 2024: The James Webb Space Telescope's brand-new image of the Sombrero Galaxy casts this city of stars in a new light — mid-infrared light, to be precise — and reveals clumps of dust in a mottled outer ring.—
Space.com Staff,
Space.com,
1 Jan. 2025
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By the 1990s, the chain boasted over 200 locations, serving up chimichangas and celebratory sombreros to families across parts of America.—
Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes,
9 Dec. 2024
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Unlike some hairsprays that shellac your hair into place and risk flaking, this one keeps things soft, touchable, and free of helmet hair.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
17 Feb. 2025
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This may include the chassis, engine, race suit, gloves, boots and helmet.—
Madeline Coleman,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Harrison Ford has no regrets about donning Indiana Jones' famous fedora one last time.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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Welcome to Caid modern tailoring proclaimed a sign next to a silhouette of a man in a fedora toting a briefcase down an imaginary Madison Avenue.—
Gary Shteyngart,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2025
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The area is popular with boaters and picnickers, according to a local recreation site.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2025
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Peanut Island is now super popular with leisure boaters, picnickers and paddle boarders.—
John Oseid,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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The city names were displayed in a retro poster underneath the headline ‘Cowboy Carter and the Rodeo Chitlin’ Circuit Tour’ in block letters with a couple of black-and-white images of the musician holding a banjo and rocking a cowboy hat while giving a wave.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
3 Feb. 2025
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He's got on a big white cowboy hat, and his initials loom large over the band, the two Cs sideways horseshoes, studded with lights.—
Christopher Intagliata,
NPR,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Derby.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/derby. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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