Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spring (for)
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Can tariffs pay for a budget deficit when Social Security, Medicare and the interest payments on our debt are what really matter and there’s $36 trillion of national debt to be made up by them?—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2025 -
From fiscal year 2015 to 2022, the Social Security Agency paid about $72 billion in improper payments, most of which were overpayments, the report noted.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2025
Verb
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So refinery owners are hesitant to make these kinds of investments because there is a risk that the investments won’t pay off.—
Seth Blumsack,
The Conversation,
5 Mar. 2025
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His relentless dedication paid off—Yehuda went on to compete in and judge some of the most prestigious barber battles, including Bronner Bros, America’s Beauty Show, and CT Barber Expo.—
Larry Stansbury,
Essence,
5 Mar. 2025
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Avs looking forward Colorado Avalanche GM Chris MacFarland met with local media earlier this week and hinted captain Gabriel Landeskog likely wasn’t coming back before the end of the regular season.—
Pierre LeBrun,
The Athletic,
5 Mar. 2025
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Unlike a year ago in February, when the teams met in uptown, Seth Curry wasn’t relegated to joining father Dell Curry as a guest analyst in the FanDuel Sports Southeast booth because of an injury.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Spring (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spring%20%28for%29. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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