as in manner
a distinctive way of putting ideas into words
the author goes on in that sarcastic vein for pages
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Recent Examples of vein
In a similar vein, pardon the pun, comes this Frank Wildhorn gothic musical about a Victorian-era doctor with two personalities, one an idealistic doctor, the other an evil murderer.
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Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2025
The divine just seems to run through the veins of that entire album.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
Pregnancy is another major trigger, as the growing uterus puts pressure on pelvic veins and pregnancy hormones relax blood vessel walls.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Instead of red blood, blue liquid streams through their veins.
—Kate Siber, Outside, 21 Oct. 2025
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Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2025
The divine just seems to run through the veins of that entire album.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
Pregnancy is another major trigger, as the growing uterus puts pressure on pelvic veins and pregnancy hormones relax blood vessel walls.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Instead of red blood, blue liquid streams through their veins.
—Kate Siber, Outside, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vein
Noun
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But being here on the ground, seeing how the community has banded together to stand up for these hostages — alive or dead — has impacted me in a different manner.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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Additional charges included negligently driving a vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner, endangering property, life, and person, as well as recklessly driving a vehicle in wanton and willful disregard for the safety of persons and property.—
Diane J. Cho,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Grande, who plays Glinda in the film, channeled her character’s penchant for pink, donning two shades of the tone in her voluminous dress.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
28 Oct. 2025
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Although not strictly a horror movie — its tone is more comparable to an erotic thriller like 1987's Fatal Attraction — this 1960 feature is a milestone of genre cinema and Korean movies as a whole.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
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Dairy Queen is in full holiday mode with its new menu items.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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Under Profile viewing options, select Private mode.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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Connolly’s outspoken style and message of social equality and inclusivity have appealed to many, especially younger voters.—
Fortune,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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Its first two carriers – the Liaoning and the Shandong – use a ski jump-style ramp to get aircraft airborne under their own power.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Vein.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vein. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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