sallying

present participle of sally

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sallying
Verb
  • By jumping to agentic, Amazon can make home assistants that are capable and conversational like ChatGPT but also have a framework for communicating and controlling external services, as Alexa and Siri can.
    Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • On Sunday, McIlroy blew up for a double bogey on the first hole before jumping out to a massive lead.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The study underscores the importance of tackling the obesity epidemic, with one billion individuals projected to be living with obesity by 2030, according to the World Obesity Federation.
    Omer Awan, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • According to its website, RIC has diverse research teams, each tackling unique challenges in robotics and AI.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Riders always have access to the entire phone screen and the charging port or audio jack.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Which California county has most EV charging ports?
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The Connecticut Conference of Municipalities recently launched a campaign attacking the governor for allowing the state’s overreliance on property taxes to worsen and for seeking to slash summer work programs that assist the state’s troubled youths.
    Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Moyes is likely to spend the summer focusing on improving the squad’s attacking output.
    Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • California has long struggled with chronic drought and water scarcity—Newsweek spoke to two experts about whether capturing water from fog may be able to help.
    Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Ukraine launched its shock incursion into Kursk in August, swiftly capturing territory in what was the first ground invasion of Russia by a foreign power since World War II.
    Christian Edwards, CNN, 15 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The perpetrators allegedly transported victims to isolated islands near New Providence before assaulting them.
    Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The man allegedly grabbed the woman from behind and held a knife to her side before assaulting her on the sidewalk, police said, ABC News reports.
    KC Baker, People.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Sallying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sallying. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.

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