as in manner
a distinctive way of putting ideas into words
the author goes on in that sarcastic vein for pages
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Recent Examples of vein
The second, from the top of the key, came with a signature gesture — Plum pointing to her veins, signaling the ice running through them.
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Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2025
The shots are intimate and lean into the poetry of a child’s perspective, in the vein of Raven Jackson’s All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt and the early part of RaMell Ross’ Nickel Boys.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2025
Oxygenated blood and nutrients would be circulated through, connected to arteries and veins that emerged from the neck.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2025
The surgeons also chose to conjoin the right and left arteries — as well as the right and left veins — while the organ was on ice, so that only two connections were needed in the recipient, rather than four.
—Emily Baumgaertner Nunn, New York Times, 18 May 2025
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Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2025
The shots are intimate and lean into the poetry of a child’s perspective, in the vein of Raven Jackson’s All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt and the early part of RaMell Ross’ Nickel Boys.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2025
Oxygenated blood and nutrients would be circulated through, connected to arteries and veins that emerged from the neck.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2025
The surgeons also chose to conjoin the right and left arteries — as well as the right and left veins — while the organ was on ice, so that only two connections were needed in the recipient, rather than four.
—Emily Baumgaertner Nunn, New York Times, 18 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vein
Noun
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In the middle of a seven-minute piece interpreted in an appropriately serious manner, Urie elicited unexpected giggles from the audience.—
Daniel Vaillancourt,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2025
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Some species, such as green June beetles, cause turf damage in a different manner.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
27 May 2025
Noun
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Spring Cascade channels the romantic gardens of Provence with soft pink, purple, and green tones that feel grounded in nature but delicately styled.—
Jordi Lippe-McGraw,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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But the tone and the mood of the room and the lighting is very strong and dramatic.—
Bill Desowitz,
IndieWire,
29 May 2025
Noun
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The vacuum has three suction modes to tackle all sorts of messes on hard floors, carpet, and upholstery.—
Clara McMahon,
People.com,
30 May 2025
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Real coaches have their own tendencies and skills that show up in Dynasty mode.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
Noun
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The color is easy to accessorize, works with any design style, and layers beautifully with neutrals and other colors.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 June 2025
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Our team of animators also had to be trained to make realistic drawings of the human body, as most of them came from animations with a cartoonish style.—
Kevin Giraud,
Variety,
7 June 2025
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“Vein.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vein. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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