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Recent Examples of elbow
Even sitting elbow to elbow in the dining room of the Southwest Colorado inn where the retreat was held, no one interacted in any way.
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Kate Siber, Outside Online, 11 Mar. 2025
That wasn’t the case this time last year, as Cole succumbed to elbow inflammation midway through spring training in 2024.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2025
However, reunification in 1990 allowed Angela Merkel, the East German daughter of a protestant pastor, to enter politics and elbow both Schaeuble and Merz aside on her rise to become chancellor.
—Thomas Escritt, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2025
Now in its second year, Ojai Food + Wine, set for the weekend of March 13–16, is betting that luxury tastes better without elbowing through an inebriated crowd for a few truffle shavings.
—David Hochman, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
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Kate Siber, Outside Online, 11 Mar. 2025
That wasn’t the case this time last year, as Cole succumbed to elbow inflammation midway through spring training in 2024.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2025
However, reunification in 1990 allowed Angela Merkel, the East German daughter of a protestant pastor, to enter politics and elbow both Schaeuble and Merz aside on her rise to become chancellor.
—Thomas Escritt, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2025
Now in its second year, Ojai Food + Wine, set for the weekend of March 13–16, is betting that luxury tastes better without elbowing through an inebriated crowd for a few truffle shavings.
—David Hochman, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elbow
Verb
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Are Puerto Rican filmmakers pushing for this to change?—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2025
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There are ways to push back against the horrors, but even the most ardent activist among us can’t be protesting 24/7.—
James Factora,
Them.,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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This 2019 retread attempts to squeeze that same emotional response out of viewers, simply by recreating every frame through photorealistic CGI.—
Staff Author,
EW.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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But skyrocketing home prices and stubbornly high mortgage rates in the past few years have squeezed many buyers to the sidelines of the market, raising concerns that this year will see a nationwide drop in sales even during the spring homebuying season.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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The gender pay gap is driven by several factors, including men and women entering different professions, women shouldering a disproportionate share of childcare, gender differences in salary negotiation, and persistent bias against women in the workplace.—
Kim Elsesser,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Rising prices and costs have left consumers shouldering the burden, with tariffs under the Trump administration expected to add even more strain.—
Francisco Velasquez,
Quartz,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Elbow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elbow. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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