as in crevice
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Recent Examples of loophole
That’s because earlier this month, a major shipping loophole, known as the de minimis exemption, which allowed shipments of goods worth $800 or less to come into the United States duty-free, expired.
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Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 26 May 2025
For over a decade, complexity theorists tried to close that loophole.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 21 May 2025
Meaghan Tobin explains how a U.S. tax loophole supercharged China’s exports.
—Katrin Bennhold, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Kennedy should build on this measure by also closing a longstanding loophole that allows food companies to quietly flood grocery stores with hundreds of unregulated additives.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
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Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 26 May 2025
For over a decade, complexity theorists tried to close that loophole.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 21 May 2025
Meaghan Tobin explains how a U.S. tax loophole supercharged China’s exports.
—Katrin Bennhold, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Kennedy should build on this measure by also closing a longstanding loophole that allows food companies to quietly flood grocery stores with hundreds of unregulated additives.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loophole
Noun
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The crevice attachment’s usefulness isn’t limited to just appliances.—
Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
3 June 2025
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The vacuum has a run time of 48 minutes and includes a short crevice tool and a small dusting brush.—
Terri Williams,
Architectural Digest,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Related Stories At this point, though, most know that the Essex singer-songwriter breach’s into commercial success was a long-time coming.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
7 June 2025
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Investigations into the security breach remain ongoing.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Brooke Taylor,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2025
Noun
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But disagreements over competing proposals have created a deep rift among the three states in the river’s lower basin — California, Arizona and Nevada — and the four states in the river’s upper basin — Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2025
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Though much of the current tension revolves around policy disputes—over Iran, Gaza, and regional diplomacy—the personal rift between the two leaders began earlier.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
Noun
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Later that evening, Henson appeared in a sculptural brown gown with a dramatic shoulder detail and high slit.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
4 June 2025
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Sheryl Lee Ralph Sheryl Lee Ralph attended the 2025 Gotham Television Awards in N.Y.C. in a black gown with a square neckline and thigh-high slit.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
3 June 2025
Noun
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Scientists were alerted to its relatively rapid movement due to a large fissure that appeared in Ethiopia in 2005.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
14 May 2025
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With all of that pressure, fissures can reveal themselves.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
9 May 2025
Noun
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At $24, the summer-ready Max Studio Women’s Sleeveless Split Maxi Dress has received a jaw-dropping $154 price slash, and its breathable, loose-fitting silhouette will surely keep you cool.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
25 May 2025
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Wayfair’s Memorial Day sale extravaganza has arrived, and we’re stunned by those 70-percent-off price slashes.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
20 May 2025
Noun
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Their older sister, Lady Kitty Spencer, 34, also walked the same Cannes red carpet in a purple sequinned Dolce & Gabbana gown with a keyhole cutout.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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The film lopes forwards and backwards in time without notice or warning, Fabian Gamper’s camera often peering through keyholes and floorboards in order to reconcile the tunnel vision of being alive with a quietly Teutonic awe at the vastness of having lived.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
14 May 2025
Noun
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The former couple split 11 months after welcoming their baby girl in October 2000.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
29 May 2025
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For instance, if the cost of a service is $1,000, and the state and federal government split is 50-50, the state might add a 5% provider tax that would bring the total cost of the service to $1,050.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
29 May 2025
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“Loophole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loophole. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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