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Recent Examples of pole
Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2025
This gaff hook was also attached to a fiberglass pole but, in addition, a rope was tied to the eye of the gaff in case the pole broke or was wrenched away.
—Donald Millus, Outdoor Life, 3 July 2025
Jamie Carter, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Four full-sky surveys are planned over two years, as the telescope circles the globe from pole to pole 400 miles up.
—Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
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Noun
About 5,000 spectators gathered to watch three contestants compete in a half-mile race: a quarter-mile to a pole, around the pole, then back to the starting point.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2025
This gaff hook was also attached to a fiberglass pole but, in addition, a rope was tied to the eye of the gaff in case the pole broke or was wrenched away.
—Donald Millus, Outdoor Life, 3 July 2025
Verb
The first mission to orbit an outer planet from pole to pole, Juno is armored with a titanium radiation vault to help protect it against Jupiter’s intense radiation belts.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Four full-sky surveys are planned over two years, as the telescope circles the globe from pole to pole 400 miles up.
—Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pole
Noun
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Dressmaker and activist Mary Dickerson (top row, center) inspires a character in HBO's The Gilded Age.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
8 July 2025
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At the center of the bodice of her look was a keyhole cutout — a signature motif featured throughout several Schiaparelli designs dating back to the 1930s.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
7 July 2025
Verb
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Tube, kayak, stand-up paddleboard, or canoe down the peaceful stretch of the Huron River—accessed from the 69-acre Gallup Park—or stroll U of M’s famed Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum.—
Katherine LaGrave,
AFAR Media,
28 May 2025
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Days are screen-free and full of classic camp moments: canoeing on quiet lakes, themed dress-up nights, and pottery and archery under the pines.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
18 May 2025
Noun
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Historically one of high society’s favorite gathering spots going back to the Gilded Age, this idyllic point is a magnet for anyone looking for highbrow hobnobbing.—
Gretta Monahan,
Boston Herald,
12 July 2025
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Strangely, however, ICE went looking for those hardened criminals at Home Depots and car washes, not known as magnets for cartels but rather for hardworking people trying to provide for families.—
Jim Newton,
Mercury News,
12 July 2025
Verb
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Welke, however, punted the issue to at least next week.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 July 2025
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Lawmakers punted a more robust debate about cannabis to later this year, meaning cities won’t get their money any time soon.—
Jessie Balmert,
The Enquirer,
3 July 2025
Noun
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While his Late Night forerunner Letterman was probably the comedic polestar of Generation X—gruff, cynical, and biting the hand that fed—O’Brien became a bedrock influence for the next generation of Millennial comics.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
22 Mar. 2025
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While his Late Night forerunner Letterman was probably the comedic polestar of Generation X—gruff, cynical, and biting the hand that fed—O’Brien became a bedrock influence for the next generation of Millennial comics.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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As Russian troops slowly clawed back most of Kursk, attacks on Sumy – and its regional capital, Sumy city – increased.—
Joanna Kakissis,
NPR,
11 July 2025
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Ten of Liberia’s presidents were born in the U.S. Liberia’s capital, Monrovia, is named after James Monroe, the fifth U.S. president, who strongly supported the ACS.—
Oumou Fofana,
Essence,
11 July 2025
Noun
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The festival’s main attraction is the traditional Bon Odori, in which hundreds of people perform a community dance.—
Jane Tyska,
Mercury News,
13 July 2025
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Best Things to Eat Food is naturally the main attraction in Tsukiji.—
Jessica Kozuka,
Travel + Leisure,
12 July 2025
Noun
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As Almeyda makes her journey towards this elusive mecca, both the idea of Palmares and Almeyda’s journey toward it feel like hallucinatory visions: Vibrantly conjured, indeed mythic in intention and impact.—
Irenosen Okojie
July 11,
Literary Hub,
11 July 2025
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By day, it’s known for its colorful murals and buzzing cafés, but by night, the district turns into a mecca for creative cocktails, late-night galleries and performances by world-class DJs.—
Allison Palmer,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2025
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“Pole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pole. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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