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Recent Examples of fin
O’Fallon compared it to the fins on a computer’s heat sink.
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Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2025
Wild steelhead can be identified by their intact adipose fin – the small, fleshy fin located on the fish’s back.
—Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 19 May 2025
The fins are among the most profitable of all seafood, selling for hundreds of dollars per pound or over a $1,000 per fin, according to published reports.
—Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2025
The draft Voight plan also includes a bid to restore the financial interest and syndication rules, or fin-syn rules, which were abolished by the Federal Communications Commission 30 years ago.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 6 May 2025
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Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2025
Wild steelhead can be identified by their intact adipose fin – the small, fleshy fin located on the fish’s back.
—Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 19 May 2025
The fins are among the most profitable of all seafood, selling for hundreds of dollars per pound or over a $1,000 per fin, according to published reports.
—Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2025
The draft Voight plan also includes a bid to restore the financial interest and syndication rules, or fin-syn rules, which were abolished by the Federal Communications Commission 30 years ago.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fin
Noun
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Each of these is a live performance, and each one is a chance to iterate.—
Scott Hutcheson,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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No one was exactly eager to hop back into the weight room, meeting room and practice field when the offseason program began that April.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
Noun
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General Motors is recalling tens of thousands of Cadillac vehicles due to a video display issue that could increase the risk of crash, according to a notice posted this week by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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There are tens of thousands of restaurants there specializing in the pairing.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
6 June 2025
Noun
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Sometimes there are individual wins, sometimes a group wins, occasionally there are top twos.—
Barry Levitt,
Vulture,
12 May 2025
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People came in twos and threes to the intersection, all asking what had happened in English and Spanish.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2025
Noun
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The prevalence of disability rises from less than 20% to nearly 40% between our twenties and our sixties Our fifties are a tipping point.—
Nancy Doyle,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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By her early fifties Gay was twice divorced, child-free and working as a program manager at FedEx in Memphis.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN,
23 Mar. 2025
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But government economists have for years calculated that such standards save Americans hundreds of dollars a year in lower water and power bills.—
Coral Davenport,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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Many of those groups have funding sources that have been difficult to trace and have funnelled billions of dollars to conservative causes, including groups that had been preparing for Trump’s second term.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
30 May 2025
Noun
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The Sabres had a 16-10 advantage in scoring chances with him on the ice at five-on-five.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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The team has managed to do that at five-on-five, which has helped compensate for a somewhat underwhelming power play.—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In most cases, $10 above the single-Mac price gets you three licenses; another sawbuck raises that to five.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
15 Apr. 2025
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But try that nowadays and the guy will laugh derisively, then pick up your sawbuck between his thumb and index finger, like a piece of filth, and hand it back to you.—
Jack Handey,
The New Yorker,
5 Feb. 2024
Noun
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Putting these items in a reusable container can save you a few extra bucks, instead of having to buy a bulky new bag or box to contain your kit.—
Zach Covey,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 May 2025
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New trends suggest there is a way to get a more unique, upscale bang for your buck: yacht travel.—
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
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“Fin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fin. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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