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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pitchpole
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Party members have toyed with reviving Nazi slogans, downplayed the horror wrought by the Holocaust and have been linked to plots to overthrow the government.—
Christopher F. Schuetze,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2025 -
The one exception was George W. Bush, who, riding a surge of patriotism and fear following 9/11, attempted to overthrow the Taliban in Afghanistan and waged a foolhearted war in Iraq.—
Steven Gillon / Made by History,
TIME,
17 Feb. 2025
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Power outages increased as tree branches laden with snow broke under the weight, toppling onto power lines.—
Jim Foerster,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Records can be broken, anyone can win, front runners can be toppled, and Brazil and Latvia just might go crazy.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
28 Feb. 2025
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Step 10 Retrieve the cake from the freezer, then invert onto a platter (gently warm the bottom of the pan over low heat to release the cake if needed) and remove the parchment.—
Janice Feuer Haugen,
Saveur,
12 Feb. 2025
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Marc Lore, 53, loves to invert old adages, dismissing the originals as anti-entrepreneurial.—
Phoebe Liu,
Forbes,
8 Feb. 2025
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That led to the Saints to overset the edge or overrun the ball carrier, creating huge cutback lanes.—
Lance Reisland,
cleveland,
23 Dec. 2022
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McGovern will often overset shaded defensive linemen, which opens up the inside move for defenders.—
John Owning,
Dallas News,
1 June 2020
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The new law would then allow education officials to check whether the family notified its district about its decision to homeschool and compel parents to turn over homeschool materials for review.—
Molly Parker,
ProPublica,
3 Mar. 2025
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Last June, Barlow filed a declaration in support of a defense motion asking the prosecution to turn over IGG evidence.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Pitchpole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitchpole. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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