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Recent Examples of cast-iron All were 12-cup muffin pans, except for Le Creuset’s six-cup cast-iron model. Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 June 2025 To grill, spread on a griddle or cast-iron skillet and grill over indirect medium-high heat until golden brown and crisp. Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 25 June 2025 Place hot dogs seam-side down in a large cast-iron skillet over medium; cook, turning occasionally, until bacon is crispy all over and rendered, about 18 minutes. Josh Miller, Southern Living, 25 June 2025 In a very large cast-iron skillet or on a griddle, heat a thin layer of vegetable oil over high heat. Kelly Brant, Arkansas Online, 17 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for cast-iron
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Adjective
  • Growing up in a strict Mennonite community in rural Ohio truly shaped my ethics and values.
    Vogue, Vogue, 11 July 2025
  • That’s not the strict definition of doxxing because the post did not give Butker’s address.
    Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • Seek shelter in a sturdy structure until the storm has passed.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 13 July 2025
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    Parker Hall, Wired News, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • The Freeform rolling carry-on was deemed the Best Overall Carry-on by Travel + Leisure after rounds of rigorous testing at our New York City lab.
    Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2025
  • Before a potential controller can even step foot in the academy, there’s a rigorous application and qualification process.
    Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • Exceptionally hardy, drought-tolerant, and deer-resistant, bearded irises are one of the easiest perennials to grow in cold-weather regions.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 July 2025
  • For a hardy perennial that grows in areas where many plants fail, plant hellebores.
    Lauren David, Southern Living, 6 July 2025
Adjective
  • Unlike rigid anomaly detection models, LLMs have the capability of identifying unknown threats and can reduce false positives significantly.
    Karan Alang, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • The wall, which was built in the late 1990s and is 2,278 feet long, undulates instead of forming a rigid line.
    Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 July 2025
Adjective
  • This results in a charge imbalance that builds up an electric field strong enough to trigger flashes of lightning.
    National Geographic, National Geographic, 13 Jan. 2023
  • According to research from Everytown for Gun Safety, a nonprofit that advocates for gun control, strong gun control laws are correlated with fewer gun deaths.
    Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2023
Adjective
  • The 6-foot-4, 320-pounder needs to be better at anchoring, as he too often was driven into the backfield by stout nose tackles last season.
    Dan Duggan, New York Times, 9 July 2025
  • Faison rushed for 1,109 yards and eight touchdowns for the Aggies last fall, averaging a stout 5.6 yards per carry.
    Chase Goodbread, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025

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“Cast-iron.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cast-iron. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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