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Recent Examples of clam
Catherine Santino, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
Oysters, Clams, and Mussels Oysters, clams, and mussels are good foods to increase vitamin B intake.
—Julie Marks, Verywell Health, 21 Feb. 2025
Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
Once medical examiners took custody of Murphy’s body, the vessel slipped back out the inlet to continue clamming.
—C.j. Chivers James Patrick Cronin Elena Hecht Anna Diamond Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 6 June 2024
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Noun
According to the brand, the gown is enhanced with a clam basque inspired by an Alberto Giacometti lamp from the Maison archive.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
Oysters, Clams, and Mussels Oysters, clams, and mussels are good foods to increase vitamin B intake.
—Julie Marks, Verywell Health, 21 Feb. 2025
Verb
The mask has a hydrogel texture that clams and cools the skin while its clinical-grade ingredients sink in to rejuvenate the complexion.
—Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
Once medical examiners took custody of Murphy’s body, the vessel slipped back out the inlet to continue clamming.
—C.j. Chivers James Patrick Cronin Elena Hecht Anna Diamond Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 6 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clam
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In a billion dollar deal that shakes up the world of luxury fashion, Prada has agreed to buy Versace from its owner Capri Holdings.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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The Supreme Court also cleared the way for the administration to proceed with the suspension of millions of dollars in federal grants for teacher training after states had urgently asked a judge for the funding to continue.—
Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Chumming is now banned from sunrise to sunset when fishing from shore, and mechanized or remote-controlled devices (like drones) are not prohibited to deploy bait while fishing with rod and reel from the shore.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Each year, more than 50 million people go fishing in the United States, generating $51.2 billion in annual retail sales, according to the American Sportsfishing Association.—
Madeline Fitzgerald,
Quartz,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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And seriously, shouldn't surviving that nightmare initial Vula tribe designation be worth a cool million bucks?—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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For more on the under 30 alumni, founders, executives, artists and others who are feeling like a billion bucks, check out the 2025 World’s Billionaires list here.—
Zoya Hasan,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The streamer is launching the untitled series this summer, after the club, which was relegated last season, sealed promotion at the first chance after beating Peterborough on Tuesday (April 8).—
Peter White,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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If the small distance between the white dwarfs wasn't evidence enough of their doomed destiny, their combined mass certainly sealed their fate.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
9 Apr. 2025
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In 2019, during the first Trump administration, agents in Mississippi used data harvested from Geo Group’s tools to help secure a warrant for a raid on a chicken processing plant.—
Paul Mozur,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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The crop can be harvested at anytime but most leave the bulbs in the ground until the tops decline and flop over.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Clam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clam. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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