as in ties
to gather into a tight mass by means of a line or cord
after stuffing the turkey, the chef quickly trussed it so the forcemeat wouldn't fall out during roasting
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Other than Valak appearing in both The Conjuring 2 and The Nun, there’s no apparent link between the two movies — but in The Nun’s sequel, a plot point emerges that ties the movies together.—
Julie Tremaine,
PEOPLE,
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The book also ties Pennywise’s origins to Derry’s original Native American population in a colonial allegory.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
27 Oct. 2025
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Hamas says at least 27 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces over the last week; Israeli officials said troops fired to prevent incursions across the yellow line, which is now being marked with colored stanchions as a clearer warning.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
19 Oct. 2025
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While the temporary set no longer stands, fans can still visit the farm to enjoy a leisurely hike or take in the lush green landscape.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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The 30th Annual Día de los Muertos Festival includes live music, food stands, an exhibit of ofrendas, Aztec dances, low riders and local artisans.—
Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
22 Oct. 2025
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Some gaming desks, which are often embraced as work-from-home desks, may have racks or pegs for headphones or tablets.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
15 Oct. 2025
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Bring a touch of playful cottage style with a wall shelf painted a bright color and equipped with pegs for hanging everything from art to hats.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The bridge section alone weighs about 82,000 tonnes, with bearings weighing up to 20 tonnes each.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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Dratch also continued to giggle through lines for the rest of the sketch, and her occasional pauses to get her bearings were met with joyous applause from the SNL audience.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Outside of flights, players also often set up with or are invited to high-stakes poker games, with cities such as Los Angeles and Houston cited as popular for gamblers, according to a source.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
24 Oct. 2025
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This had an actual problem to keep them apart that is very high stakes for both of them.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
23 Oct. 2025
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Rodrigo performed beneath the soaring arches of the Armory’s Drill Hall — a venue steeped in New York military history — which once housed the Seventh Regiment of the National Guard, the first volunteer militia to answer Abraham Lincoln’s call in 1861.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
25 Oct. 2025
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The tall, elegant arches house a variety of books and knick-knacks.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Oct. 2025
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What To Know ICE leaders in these cities were relieved of their jobs and moved to other posts within the federal agency on Friday, with the DHS quietly beginning to overhaul its mass deportation operation over the weekend.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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Some have wondered whether the site accesses X social media posts, while others have suggested that some articles copy Wikipedia entries word-for-word.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Trusses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trusses. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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