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verb

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Recent Examples of pole
Noun
Last year, the Briton started on pole in Barcelona with Piastri 10th and finished second behind Max Verstappen, some 30 seconds ahead of his McLaren teammate in seventh. Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025 Anthony Rendon’s one-out homer off Greinke cut that margin in half, and Howie Kendrick somehow lined Will Harris’ actually-very-good cutter off the foul pole in right for the lead. Tim Britton, New York Times, 30 May 2025
Verb
First, an explanation of the underlying poling data, which Franklin pulled together for this story. Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024 Years of poling clients to victory in his skiff kept his schedule booked nearly every day with anglers wanting to catch one of the Keys’ cherished sportfish — bonefish, permit or tarpon. Patrick Farrell, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2024 See All Example Sentences for pole
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pole
Noun
  • The hurricane center had also begun using a new forecast map, which highlighted in red the risk of flooding posed to the area.
    Greg Allen, NPR, 1 June 2025
  • If leaders secure the money, the site will be rebuilt with a visitor’s center, a museum, a cafe and gardens, according to the website, and guests will be treated to the same sweeping ocean views.
    Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2025
Verb
  • An alligator attacked and killed a woman who was canoeing with her husband on a central Florida lake Tuesday afternoon, authorities said, after her spouse tried unsuccessfuly to fight off the predator.
    CBS News, CBS News, 7 May 2025
  • Days are filled with horseback rides through wooded trails, canoeing on the Little River, archery practice, and tie-dye under the trees.
    Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 18 May 2025
Noun
  • This includes adding aptX HD playback for higher quality Bluetooth sound, a USB audio connection for easy high-resolution playback and a moving magnet phono stage for powering a turntable.
    Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 7 June 2025
  • Markers, push pins, magnets, and a dry eraser are included as well.
    Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 3 June 2025
Verb
  • Prioritizing for 2026, gambling even on the allure of that summer, doesn’t mean punting the year.
    Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 29 May 2025
  • The spring legislative session ends Saturday, but lawmakers could punt the issue to later this year.
    Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
Noun
  • While his Late Night forerunner Letterman was probably the comedic polestar of Generation X—gruff, cynical, and biting the hand that fed—O’Brien became a bedrock influence for the next generation of Millennial comics.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2025
  • While his Late Night forerunner Letterman was probably the comedic polestar of Generation X—gruff, cynical, and biting the hand that fed—O’Brien became a bedrock influence for the next generation of Millennial comics.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • When employee voices lead, credibility flows through existing social capital—creating influence that brand channels can’t match.
    Brittany Garlin, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
  • Gangs control at least 85% of its capital, Port-au-Prince, and have launched attacks in the country’s central region in recent years.
    Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
Noun
  • But even if your childhood didn’t include visits to these oceanfront attractions, visiting them now feels akin to time travel, inspiring phone-free fun and family memories.
    Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 7 June 2025
  • The beloved attraction, which combines a 3D movie, real special effects and iconic character animatronics was the last project the late Jim Henson worked on himself before his death.
    Mackenzie Schmidt, People.com, 7 June 2025
Noun
  • The century-old hotel is famous for its Spanish colonial revival design, and longtime denizens still proudly reference its history as a mecca of Black music after World War II, when the likes of James Brown and Billie Holiday played its famous club.
    Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 2 June 2025
  • Known as a mecca for watersports, everyone pauses to bask in the brilliant purples, pinks, and oranges that splash into the sky as the late afternoon transitions to evening.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 24 May 2025

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