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as in highlighted
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as in publicized
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variants
or spotlit
as in identified
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Verb
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Jamar Banks, 52, was busted two days after police identified him as a suspect in the two stabbings and asked the public’s help tracking him down.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
6 Jan. 2025 -
The officer has not been identified.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
6 Jan. 2025
Verb
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While many other teams were focused on consistency and winning early in the season, Logano and crew chief Paul Wolfe first had to figure out the new Ford Mustang Dark Horse body, which had some handling issues.—
Joseph Wolkin,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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But the social media frenzy that grew around the film’s release ultimately focused on Lively and on criticism of her.—
Martha Ross,
The Mercury News,
31 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The jacket of the suit featured two slit pockets as well as a harness design that looped around the back of the neck.—
Mikelle Street,
WWD,
28 Dec. 2024
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Well, that’s not entirely true, as many of the designs were pretty wild for their time, including that now-famous Breguet numerical font and those eponymous hands, both of which are featured on the Classique reference 5177.—
Allen Farmelo,
Robb Report,
28 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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According to published reports, similar efforts are at varying levels in Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Texas and Wisconsin.—
Alan Wooten | The Center Square,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
8 Feb. 2025
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According to published reports, its teams are dropping into federal agencies with a practically unlimited mandate to reform the federal government in accordance with recent executive orders.—
Richard Forno,
The Conversation,
6 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Murphy emphasized the need for a comprehensive immigration plan that considers both businesses and consumers.—
Matt Galka,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Dec. 2024
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Distant quasar Matt Bradford, a NASA scientist involved in the research, emphasized the importance of this discovery.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The show falls under the broadcast direct deal Hudson and his producing partner Stalberg signed with Fox in 2023.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2024
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Fox is adding another veteran writer and producer to its roster of broadcast direct deals.—
Rick Porter,
The Hollywood Reporter,
5 Sep. 2024
Adjective
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The Florida panther is a type of cougar or mountain lion, which used to be prevalent across the southeastern U.S., but is now only found in southern Florida.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Forging through the cold and windy weather that’s been prevalent at New York Fashion Week has been no joke.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Spotlighted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spotlighted. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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