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Recent Examples of sill
Seal gaps around doors, window sills, and where utility lines enter the house.
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 30 June 2025
Also, keep your window sills clear of items that could prevent your curtains from fully blocking out the light.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 June 2025
Police later found a silver revolver loaded with five bullets on the window sill, with its barrel pushed through the partially open window, according to the report.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2025
One photo shared by CBS News Pittsburgh showed a shattered window, any showed claw marks by a different window sill.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 7 June 2025
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 30 June 2025
Also, keep your window sills clear of items that could prevent your curtains from fully blocking out the light.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 June 2025
Police later found a silver revolver loaded with five bullets on the window sill, with its barrel pushed through the partially open window, according to the report.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2025
One photo shared by CBS News Pittsburgh showed a shattered window, any showed claw marks by a different window sill.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 7 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sill
Noun
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Inside was an open-plan kitchen, new bathrooms, exposed beams, a laundry room, floor-to-ceiling windows and a second-floor, street-facing balcony.—
Thomas Fuller,
New York Times,
24 July 2025
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Palm trees act as a privacy buffer at the front of the double-gated home, while four rows of vertical wooden beams, presented to dramatic effect by golden uplighting, make a bold first impression from the driveway.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
23 July 2025
Noun
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Instead of the typical dark wood, leather banquettes and framed portraits from your grandfather’s steakhouse, for instance, Adalina Prime will greet guests with a greenery-laden patio, an open-air atrium and an exhibition kitchen.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
21 July 2025
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The state's largest immigration jail, Winn Correctional Center, is tucked deep into dense pine woods nearly five hours northwest of New Orleans.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
20 July 2025
Noun
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Left winger Haley Hopkins led the Current attack with a first-half brace, and midfielder Bayley Feist grabbed both assists.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
13 July 2025
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Gunther went back to Goldberg’s knee and beat him with his own knee brace.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
Noun
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The fluffy 2-inch pile height is soft and plush but can be easily spot cleaned with a damp cloth.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
15 July 2025
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Boogie, a petty thief surrounded by piles of loot, pointed us toward a set of stairwells back in Red’s building.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Steph Curry, having already unwrapped his thumb splint and taken off his ankle braces, asked for them back from the training staff in case Kerr wanted to go back to him.—
Anthony Slater,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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Crucially, the muscles of stags that had been hunted to death contained higher levels of lactic acid, while deer from a slaughterhouse who had their limbs immobilized in a splint before their death had lower levels, suggesting that the acid was generated by physical exertion.—
Alex Hutchinson,
Outside Online,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Nadler was able to hold on to such a large stake by being its first seed investor, putting in some $10 million of his own money before raising any VC funding.—
Rashi Shrivastava,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Still, a measure of the high stakes came during the women’s final, when Anisimova was clearly overwhelmed by the magnitude of the moment, and Świątek defeated her, 6–0, 6–0, in under an hour.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
Noun
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For a kid who began following his father around Shuttle Meadow, swinging plastic sticks as a toddler, Jackson Roman has come quite a way.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
21 July 2025
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Just light the end with a match, drop it in the fuel tray, and line up a few oak sticks on top.—
Adrienne So,
Wired News,
21 July 2025
Noun
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The group detailed the news in a series of Facebook posts.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
15 July 2025
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The cute post features a precious shot of baby Sully sleeping, wearing a onesie with trucks on it.—
Clea Haran,
Parents,
15 July 2025
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“Sill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sill. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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