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Recent Examples of sheet
Noun
That being said, this finishing layer is generally extremely thin—only about the thickness of a couple of sheets of paper. Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2025 Trump’s order would also rescind former President Bill Clinton’s August 2000 directive requiring agencies and other recipients of federal funds to provide services for those with limited English proficiency, according to a fact sheet shared with CNBC. Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2025
Verb
Copper sheeting on its hull was peeling away, replaced with a carpet of barnacles and seaweed. James Hagengruber, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 June 2023 The pack contains six different types of masks, ranging from hydrating and calming ones to sheet masks that tightens the looks of pores. Nikhita Mahtani, CNN Underscored, 9 Sep. 2020 See All Example Sentences for sheet
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sheet
Noun
  • Civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump is calling for the expansion of crisis intervention programs as new data shows police killings hit a record high in 2024 — despite a national decline in violent crime.
    Delano Massey, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Mining and refining minerals is highly energy-intensive, meaning that any expansion of production will require massive investments in rebuilding power infrastructure.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The middle portion of the dress, which stretched from her left bust to her right leg, was coated in yellow and white rhinestones.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Similar to brands like Stanley and Yeti, Hydro Flask water bottles are vacuum insulated and made from stainless steel that’s coated in a host of eye-catching colors.
    Clint Davis, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • What To Know Footage from the scene captured emergency vehicles and heavily armed police stationed along one side of the memorial, a sprawling expanse of grey concrete pillars where the attack occurred.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025
  • January was the warmest on record for the globe and, in a vast expanse of global warmth, the US sticks out like a cold, sore thumb.
    CNN.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Miami Herald 305-376-3619 Miami Herald consumer trends reporter Howard Cohen, a 2017 Media Excellence Awards winner, has covered pop music, theater, health and fitness, obituaries, municipal government, breaking news and general assignment.
    Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
  • The Kansas City Star Jenna Thompson covers retail news for The Kansas City Star.
    Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
    Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 1 Mar. 2025
  • The fate of Gaza has been discussed at length, including a proposal from President Donald Trump to remove residents from Gaza and redevelop the land, a proposal that drew widespread backlash, with some calling it ethnic cleansing.
    Diaa Ostaz, ABC News, 1 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Amidst the towering oak trees, visitors can spot fallow, red and roe deer grazing all throughout the year, while the park’s vast plains and jagged rock formations also form the perfect haven for a diverse array of raptors.
    Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
  • In the late 1800s, there were as many as a million living among prairie dog colonies in the plains, as far north as Saskatchewan and as far south as northern Mexico.
    Benji Jones, Vox, 26 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • While the cast is photographed in the original white version, Ohashi said Brooks Brothers today offers button-downs in a variety of solids and patterns in fabrics ranging from cotton oxford to performance stretch.
    Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 25 Feb. 2025
  • The fourth-quarter performance followed quarterly growth of 0.1% over the July-September stretch.
    Chloe Taylor,Sawdah Bhaimiya,Jenni Reid,Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2025

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“Sheet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheet. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.

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