as in loads
a considerable amount
contends that casino gambling would generate a sheaf of social problems for the state
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Recent Examples of sheaf
What to know about Ag Day on the Hill at the Tennessee State Capitol
Tennessee agriculture is recognized on the Tennessee state seal, with a plow and the sheaf of a wheat and a cotton stalk, so there is a natural connection between Capitol Hill and National Ag Day.
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Tyler Palmateer, The Tennessean, 19 Mar. 2024
The sheaves come from farms; inside the shed, workers assess their contents and sort them into new buckets to match 24 pages of orders tacked to the wood walls.
—Maryn McKenna, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2025
Offerings include arts and crafts, caber toss, the haggis hurl, sheaf toss and tug of war in a non-competitive environment.
—Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2025
Athletic competitions entice, excite Stone put, caber toss, hammer throw, sheaf toss and weight throw competitions are sure to entertain as shows of strength.
—Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Tyler Palmateer, The Tennessean, 19 Mar. 2024
The sheaves come from farms; inside the shed, workers assess their contents and sort them into new buckets to match 24 pages of orders tacked to the wood walls.
—Maryn McKenna, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2025
Offerings include arts and crafts, caber toss, the haggis hurl, sheaf toss and tug of war in a non-competitive environment.
—Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2025
Athletic competitions entice, excite Stone put, caber toss, hammer throw, sheaf toss and weight throw competitions are sure to entertain as shows of strength.
—Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sheaf
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The company says this initiative saves up to 60 tons of food waste annually compared to buffet-style dining.—
Blane Bachelor,
AFAR Media,
9 Apr. 2025
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This is a great energy saver and also mitigates tons of cord chaos your pets may get into under the cloak of darkness.—
Maddie Topliff,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Apr. 2025
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Amazon also ordered a slew of international spinoffs, including Italy’s Citadel: Diana and India’s Citadel: Honey Bunny, which both premiered last year.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
28 Mar. 2025
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The latest shakeup comes amid a slew of management changes at the luxury giant, which saw Guiony become president of the wines and spirits division.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
28 Mar. 2025
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Witnesses described two men, later identified as Villanueva-Morales and 29-year-old Javier Alatorre, entering the bar and firing more than a dozen shots into the crowd of approximately 40 patrons.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2025
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With an enrollment of over 45,000 students, FSU offers a wide range of undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs across more than a dozen colleges.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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But Amazon piles all the costs of holding sets and holding actors into [the Season 1] budget.—
Michael Ausiello,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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The most expensive food items at each park are nachos with a giant pile of meat and toppings.—
Jon Greenberg,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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The Giants have done extensive work on a bunch of quarterbacks, as they are set to host Sanders, Alabama’s Jalen Milroe and Louisville’s Tyler Shough for private workouts, per FOX Sports.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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For example, the boss tom with a bunch of hens will be hard to decoy in with a single hen.—
Alex Robinson,
Outdoor Life,
16 Apr. 2025
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But, for example, the Russian Kosmos 1340, which weighed about 2 and a half tons, probably left behind a few chunks reaching the surface of Earth.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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For a good chunk of the premiere, that’s the chief conflict, and mystery.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
13 Apr. 2025
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First up in the bundle is the Windows 11 Pro license key, which can upgrade two compatible PCs.—
StackCommerce Team (Sponsored),
PC Magazine,
14 Apr. 2025
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Get Max for free through DirectV Max is also available in a bundle with Disney+ and Hulu starting at $16.99 per month with ads — a savings of over 40 percent compared to individual subscriptions.—
Danielle Directo-Meston,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Apr. 2025
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Those figures come amid a raft of troubling economic data.—
Jonathan Easley,
The Hill,
11 Apr. 2025
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The men then clambered down to the water before launching a raft from the northeast shore of the island.—
Louise McLoughlin,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Sheaf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheaf. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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