Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scotching
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Ben Shelton bounced back from disappointment last year by defeating Flavio Cobolli 6-2, 7-5 to win the Munich Open on Sunday.—
ABC News, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2026
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Cargill won the title at Saturday Night’s Main Event in November, defeating Tiffany Stratton.— Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, Willson Contreras greeted Valdez with a first-inning solo shot to tie the game at 1-1, crushing an 0-2 sinker 394 feet into the Green Monster seats.— Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
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The Chicago White Sox broke out in a big way offensively Friday, crushing the Athletics 9-2 in front of a sellout crowd of 12,027 at Sutter Health Park.— LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026
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One after another, the avatars of Democratic success in Georgia took the stage Saturday and were greeted like conquering heroes by hundreds of party faithful at the annual Carter-Lewis gala.— Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 12 Apr. 2026
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Although Beijing has numerous options for conquering Taiwan, the most appealing for the Chinese military would begin with a partial blockade of the island, much like the one Iran imposed on the strait.— Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
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Both have walked away from battles licking their wounds.— Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2026
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Five caribou stood licking at the stain.— Frank Glaser, Outdoor Life, 1 Apr. 2026
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Quié kept getting up, sitting down, calling out to people in the street, checking on the kitchen, and whipping out his phone to film promotional videos.— Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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As Aubry points out, Cirie is out there whipping votes and changing almost everyone’s minds.— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
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Frank said the team could take pride in overcoming its dreadful start to come within a few victories of landing a higher seed that would have assured them a playoff spot, and posting its league-best 15th consecutive winning season.— Janis Carr, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
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The Halos stormed through the playoffs to this franchise's only championship, overcoming a 3-2 series deficit to Barry Bonds and the San Francisco Giants to win the World Series.— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
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Start by trimming the tough, dry ends off the bunch and chop them into little logs.— Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Apr. 2026
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Get a hedge-and-branch trimming bundle at a huge discount.— Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 9 Apr. 2026
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The tornado left a trail of damage in Hillsdale, Kansas, Monday night, wrecking an RV park, toppling power lines, leveling homes and destroying a storage facility near West 255th Street.— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
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Then the game-wrecking interior defensive lineman had a down year coming off surgery for a dislocated elbow.— Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
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