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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feathering
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As his career skyrocketed, Chalamet spent years quietly training — aided by an expert on the sport, Diego Schaaf — by pulling a table-tennis setup along to productions ranging from Dune to Wonka.—
David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 7 Jan. 2026
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Notre Dame didn’t mess around in pulling all that material together, looking like a program with a plan before the portal opened.—
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Extra-low dispersion glass eliminates color fringing from chromatic aberration and fully multi-coated optics boost brightness and contrast.—
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As the sun has grown subtly brighter over this span, if this supercontinent struggled with high carbon dioxide levels like its Pangaean forebear did, then this would be an inimically hot world to animals, except for lone refuges fringing its polar far reaches.—
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The dads are seen brushing, braiding and attempting other styles on their daughters, who happily perch in the salon chairs in front of them.—
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But the placement of rocks allow sediment buildup and produce varied flow patterns — much like grooves in braiding streams — to set up stiller pockets where wildlife can thrive.—
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Has Alec been embroidering the truth?—
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Hawley and a team of craftspeople worked across the globe embroidering, aging and tinting the costumes for the film.—
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Such rotting fruit from the forest floor contained higher concentrations of fermenting yeast and alcohol than the fruits hanging from trees.—
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Even as students work longer hours to avoid borrowing, loans accumulate like a cloud hanging overhead.—
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Continue roasting, figuring about 15 minutes per pound.—
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As soon as he's been figuring everything out, he's been texting the QB room.—
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Two of the monkeys had applauded the event with hopping and grunts, but the other three had shot like arrows into the trees, chasing after the peculiar bird that had remained indifferent to their antics.—
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Even in an era when AI can write code, Brin cautioned students against chasing—or abandoning—fields of study based solely on automation fears.—
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Lately, home decorators are painting walls, trim, and ceilings in one bold hue.—
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The first segment of the book is devoted to Lucie and to painting a realistic portrait of an adventurous — if messy and impulsive — young woman.—
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“Feathering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feathering. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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