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as in injustice
unfair or inadequate treatment of someone or something or an instance of this
the homeowners who were bought out are convinced they got the shaft in that deal
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Recent Examples of shaft
Instead of focusing solely on cutting weight with the carbon fiber shaft, Temo used the lighter material to offset the weight of a 30% larger 12.8-Ah battery pack, providing up to 20% more range than the original 450.
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New Atlas, 21 May 2025
Check the base of the beater shaft, rims around the motor housing, ventilation openings, and control knobs and switches.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 19 May 2025
One surreal instant later, Allan Houston put down a forceful dribble, curled around Dan Majerle as tightly as a stripe on a candy cane and discovered a shaft of light.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 16 May 2025
These vibrators are specifically designed for vaginal stimulation, with an extra shaft for additional clitoral stimulation and have the look of rabbit ears, hence the name.
—Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 15 May 2025
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New Atlas, 21 May 2025
Check the base of the beater shaft, rims around the motor housing, ventilation openings, and control knobs and switches.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 19 May 2025
One surreal instant later, Allan Houston put down a forceful dribble, curled around Dan Majerle as tightly as a stripe on a candy cane and discovered a shaft of light.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 16 May 2025
These vibrators are specifically designed for vaginal stimulation, with an extra shaft for additional clitoral stimulation and have the look of rabbit ears, hence the name.
—Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shaft
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Stewart quickly became a lineup staple on vault, bars, and beam in her freshman season for the Minnesota Golden Gophers.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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One repeatedly wielded its intense beams of radiation at the other, dispersing gas clouds and weakening its opponent’s ability to form new stars.—
Kameryn Griesser,
CNN Money,
23 May 2025
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Veterinarians pulled a bent metal spear about 5-feet long that had become embedded in the bull elephant’s foot pad, according to a May 18 Facebook post from the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
20 May 2025
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Families experience so much personality, especially when partaking in the free Warriors Academy day in the life experience, which includes instruction in throwing a spear, shooting a bow and arrow, making fire in the bush, and visiting a local village.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
AFAR Media,
16 May 2025
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The Last Emperor won for Best Picture, and while that is absolutely a great movie, the fact that Moonstruck lost is one of life's great injustices.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
20 May 2025
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Eric Arthur Blair, who took the pen name George Orwell, was impelled to write by a keen awareness of injustice and a need to expose lies.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2025
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Thanks to its protective lacquer finish, the bar cart is resistant to water, rust, mold, and UV rays, plus the shelves are a breeze to clean with a damp cloth.—
Bridget Degnan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 May 2025
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Protect kids, whose skin is especially sensitive to UV damage Be cautious around water and sand, which reflect UV rays and increase exposure Check the UV index in your area for real-time guidance on sun safety To see the entire 2025 Annual Guide to Sunscreens report, click here.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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The Kansas City native excelled in high school track and field as a shot putter, and threw the discus and javelin.—
Bruce Feldman,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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With all of this going on in the house, why, oh why would Jesse Solomon (always both names) hurl himself at Lexi with the velocity of a gold medal javelin throw?—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
19 Feb. 2025
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In those days, most people could distinguish right from wrong, and children went to summer camps without fear of government intervention.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
23 May 2025
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And as far as identifying the origin of any issues that arise, an agent that interprets an order wrong can be as much at fault as a cooking agent that fails to recognize flaws in the request, Thakur says.—
Paresh Dave,
Wired News,
22 May 2025
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With about a thousand Mexicans in front of him, Yell charged alone with his sword in hand, apparently killing several Mexicans until brought down by multiple lance wounds.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 May 2025
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But every individual had suffered some sort of devastating injury—like wounds made by swords, lances, daggers and iron bolts.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 Apr. 2025
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Zverev, Tsitsipas, Medvedev and Matteo Berrettini, the Italian who had to miss this French Open through injury, were chief among them.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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What’s more, the injury is likely old, given that new tissue is already forming over the wound.—
Margherita Bassi,
Popular Science,
29 May 2025
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“Shaft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shaft. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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