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Recent Examples of cog
Four or five horses placed one each side of the boat on a circular treadmill turned by cogs and wheels to which they were hitched.
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Anne Carson, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
There was a time when Connaughton was a valuable cog in the rotation.
—Brian Sampson, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
On Thursday night Bonta gathered with Democratic attorneys general from New Jersey, Illinois and Minnesota at a town hall event in Westchester County, NY, hosted by New York attorney general Letitia James, also a key cog in the legal fight against many of the White House’s actions.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 9 May 2025
Stablecoins are an increasingly lucrative cog in global crypto trading.
—Trump's Stablecoin Chosen For $2 Billion Abu Dhabi Investment In Binance, Co-Founder Says Thursday,, USA Today, 1 May 2025
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Anne Carson, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
There was a time when Connaughton was a valuable cog in the rotation.
—Brian Sampson, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
On Thursday night Bonta gathered with Democratic attorneys general from New Jersey, Illinois and Minnesota at a town hall event in Westchester County, NY, hosted by New York attorney general Letitia James, also a key cog in the legal fight against many of the White House’s actions.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 9 May 2025
Stablecoins are an increasingly lucrative cog in global crypto trading.
—Trump's Stablecoin Chosen For $2 Billion Abu Dhabi Investment In Binance, Co-Founder Says Thursday,, USA Today, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cog
Noun
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Wiegman’s long-time assistant, Arjan Veurink, is to leave after the tournament to take over the Netherlands’ women’s team.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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This kind of human moderator review of chats is pretty common in the gaming world and can even apply to voice recordings made by various smart home assistants.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
5 June 2025
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Season two had ended on the devastating cliffhanger of the games being incomplete and Gi-hun and his subordinates once again being held captive.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
31 May 2025
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Her subordinates were transferred to the inspection division, Congress was told.—
Charlie Savage,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
Noun
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Agents intercepted text messages in which Facey and Sanchez talked about using a private plane to spirit away an underling who had narrowly avoided arrest in Anchorage, prosecutors wrote in the bail motion.—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2025
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Also, Jimmy discovers while covering for Kayla on the set of her Lassie remake that Kayla is still terrorizing her underlings; very curious to see if/when that’s going to blow up in everyone’s faces.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
16 May 2025
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Vanguard chose the university area and the region because of its access to talented workers and colleges, Manry said.—
Chase Jordan,
Charlotte Observer,
3 June 2025
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State government has made the education and training of skilled aerospace workers an important priority.—
Yogi Tharanibalan,
Hartford Courant,
3 June 2025
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Any organization with 75 or more employees in the region is eligible to compete for a Top Workplaces award.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2025
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Step 4: Communicate transparently with employees and clients.—
Rem Oculee,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
Noun
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Bathing in the blood of virgins is just one such regime, and god help the flunky who dares displease milady.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
2 May 2025
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No matter what spec-chart flunkies might say about a car that merely hits 60 mph in 3.1 seconds, GT 63 proved as ferocious and exhilarating as any front-engine GT car available, whether German, Italian or English.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes,
30 Dec. 2024
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The yes-men and yes-women in his Cabinet approve of everything Trump does, for fear of losing their cushy jobs.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
3 May 2025
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Imagine this group of hangers on and yes-men (and women) working with Trump on a national or international crisis.—
Frederic B. Hill,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Dec. 2024
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The kids' driver is on a retainer for $10,000 a month.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
31 May 2025
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Making matters worse and weirder, Michaela walks into this bizarre scene — looking gorgeous in a shade of emerald green Julianne Moore should have on retainer — and is met by an awestruck Bruce.—
Caroline Framke,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
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“Cog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cog. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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