as in to nose out
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Verb
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Mahomes has mostly kept his nose out of trouble during the 2024 season.—
Ryan Gaydos,
Fox News,
17 Jan. 2025 -
He’s only been Contact Manager of the Year once, in 2020, but has been fractionally nosed out for first multiple other times (including by Burnes in 2023).—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes,
2 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The few that stood had their walls blown out and were badly damaged.—
Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports,
arkansasonline.com,
26 Jan. 2025
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Mahomes’ Kansas City Chiefs blew out Allen’s Buffalo Bills, 38-24, in the AFC Championship Game in 2021, leading by at least two scores for nearly all of the second half.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
24 Jan. 2025
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Baker had been pleased enough that his film had been chosen to compete, so he was blown away when George Lucas presented him with the highest honor: the Palme d’Or.—
Antonia Blyth,
Deadline,
4 Feb. 2025
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People were blown away by the cats' physical similarity and how big the kitty looked.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Cal, which joined Stanford in the ACC, swept the Cardinal this year for the first time in 39 years.—
Jerry McDonald,
The Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2025
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Directed by Jacques Audiard, Emilia Pérez quickly swept awards shows this year, earning 13 Oscar nominations — the most of any nominee this year — and breaking the Academy’s record for most nominations for a non-English-language film.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them,
31 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The setting looks more Duluth than D.C. — it's snowed under, which hasn't happened here at Christmas since 2009.—
Mimi Montgomery,
Axios,
23 Dec. 2024
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In Watertown, New York, which has been similarly snowed under in recent days, the outlook was a bit better − up to 10 inches of additional snow were in the forecast.—
John Bacon,
USA TODAY,
4 Dec. 2024
Verb
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For anyone under the impression that dogs are being skinned, perish the thought.—
Rosalie R. Radomsky,
New York Times,
24 Dec. 2024
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Almond is the star of the show here, in milk, oil, extract, and protein formats—delivering fatty acids and omega 9s to skin for improved softness and nourishment.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
18 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Due to the growing spread, infected birds have been selectively slaughtered across the U.S., sometimes even reaching millions at a single location.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA TODAY,
27 Jan. 2025
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After decades of lycanthropy, Sir John is no longer a reluctant killer and has stopped chaining himself up during the full moon, now gleefully slaughtering innocents without a care in the world.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
22 Jan. 2025
Verb
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This was a record turnaround among SpaceX launches from Space Coast launch pads at 2 hours and 54 minutes besting October’s double launch that saw a Falcon 9 launch at CCSFS just eight hours, 42 minutes after a Falcon Heavy launch at KSC.—
Richard Tribou,
Orlando Sentinel,
30 Jan. 2025
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The phone ran for 15 hours and 39 minutes on a single charge, besting the 12 hours and 9 minutes of the old model.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
30 Jan. 2025
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