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as in routines
an established and often automatic or monotonous series of actions followed when engaging in some activity
shuttling the kids between extracurricular activities is all part of the suburban drill
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as in punches
to make a hole or series of holes in
the nerve-jangling sound when a dentist drills a tooth
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as in shoots
to strike with a missile from a gun
drilled the target from 100 yards away
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Recent Examples of drills
Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
While most restrictions have been lifted, some changes, such as virtual muster drills on cruise ships and increased touchless technology at airports, are here to stay.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
Through dance, drills, and movement, the performance became a study, inviting the audience to consider their own endurance.
—Tiana Randall, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Before training, players will read what the drills for that day are on big screens, with different exercises colour-coded to show how much will be in-possession, how much out of possession, what the purpose is.
—George Caulkin, The Athletic, 13 Mar. 2025
Moore has cited an incident in which five Chinese nationals were charged with covering up a visit to a remote military site in Michigan while drills were taking place.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Military drills were routine, and abuse was widespread.
—Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Mar. 2025
Pyongyang fired multiple ballistic missiles in apparent warning as the drills kicked off Monday.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
Beck was with the quarterbacks during practice on Monday, simulating most of the reps as the team went through drills outside of physically throwing the ball.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
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Cruise lines developed virtual muster drills to accommodate social distancing, and most have retained that format, according to Adam Duckworth, president and founder of Travelmation.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
While most restrictions have been lifted, some changes, such as virtual muster drills on cruise ships and increased touchless technology at airports, are here to stay.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
Through dance, drills, and movement, the performance became a study, inviting the audience to consider their own endurance.
—Tiana Randall, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Before training, players will read what the drills for that day are on big screens, with different exercises colour-coded to show how much will be in-possession, how much out of possession, what the purpose is.
—George Caulkin, The Athletic, 13 Mar. 2025
Moore has cited an incident in which five Chinese nationals were charged with covering up a visit to a remote military site in Michigan while drills were taking place.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Military drills were routine, and abuse was widespread.
—Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Mar. 2025
Pyongyang fired multiple ballistic missiles in apparent warning as the drills kicked off Monday.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
Beck was with the quarterbacks during practice on Monday, simulating most of the reps as the team went through drills outside of physically throwing the ball.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Drills.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drills. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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