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Recent Examples of so-and-so Your style of action, or the way it’s shot, has been mimicked time and time again, and instead of Die Hard on a [insert location], so-and-so’s John Wick has become the latest action movie formula. Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Oct. 2024 That structure—the book of so-and-so, the Book of Ruth—is very appealing. Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2024 Each face-off starts off genial, so Christian tries to stir up some drama about why so-and-so picked such-and-such for war. Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 28 July 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for so-and-so
Noun
  • My job was to go over there and not be a jerk and try to advance the stand-up ball a couple of yards for the next guy that comes over there.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Drugs and being a selfish jerk threaten everything, of course, and seeing a chimp go through the out-of-control partying instead of a normal dude is a bit different.
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • According to LifeLine, the DeKalb shelter takes in 135 dogs a week on average.
    Jim Gaines, ajc, 13 Sep. 2023
  • The remains were found by two men who were running their dogs and looking for rocks, according to DNASolves.
    CBS News, CBS News, 13 Sep. 2023
Noun
  • Some of his friends also collected drawings of clowns on jailhouse envelopes sent by their dads.
    Frank Rojas, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
  • The buzziest piece unveiled for last year’s show consisted of two large inflatable clown heads squished between two buildings.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • For instance, if a skunk or raccoon has invaded a home, Whitmore thoroughly inspects it to understand where and how the animal enters.
    Kody Boye, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Any time an agricultural producer or horse owner or home gardener has a persistent issue with dangerous or destructive animals — skunks denning under a shed, raccoons raiding a chicken coop, bears gorging in a vineyard — Chandler can assist, either with advice or, if necessary, direct intervention.
    Malcolm Brooks Malcolm Hillgartner Krish Seenivasan Zak Mouton, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024

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