as in person
a member of the human race
kindhearted and generous, she's a real good egg by anyone's standard
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Recent Examples of egg
Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
Sours are classically shaken with egg whites to give them a foamy top.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Both agencies say that freezing eggs in their shells creates food safety risks, including potential exposure to salmonella.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
What the Viral Videos Actually Show Some of the viral TikTok videos show eggs coming out of freezers visibly cracked before being sliced and cooked — the exact scenario the FDA warns against.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Add the eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.
—Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
Sours are classically shaken with egg whites to give them a foamy top.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Both agencies say that freezing eggs in their shells creates food safety risks, including potential exposure to salmonella.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
What the Viral Videos Actually Show Some of the viral TikTok videos show eggs coming out of freezers visibly cracked before being sliced and cooked — the exact scenario the FDA warns against.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for egg
Noun
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The document offers the most detailed account yet of the missing person’s investigation that culminated on Friday with the discovery of Limon’s body in a set of black trash bags discarded along the Howard Frankland Bridge.—
Dan Sullivan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2026
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Murmurs of possible tactics abound—including more talk within the administration of the DPA after Anthropic’s Mythos announcement, one person with knowledge of such discussions told us.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Read on to discover what the chefs will be whipping us this year at Culinary Masters.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
24 Apr. 2026
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In a video obtained by WBZ, Nguyen can be seen sitting on the side of the mountain as the wind whipped around him.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
22 Apr. 2026
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The two men were too far away to be heard by reporters, and television cameras did not pick up the audio.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Despite his team’s steady slide in the standings, Flagg kept making history a year after leading Duke to the Final Four as just the fourth freshman to be named AP men’s basketball player of the year.—
Schuyler Dixon,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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That collapse is spurred not just by Napoleon, but also outside pressure from the human-run Pilkington Corporation, intent on reclaiming the freedom that these precious cartoon animals just seized.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
30 Apr. 2026
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Emergency funding used to temporarily pay agency staff was set to run out, prompting warnings of potential airport disruptions and spurring the House to finally act.—
Lisa Mascaro,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Nowadays, films with box-office appeal are audience-tested within an inch of their lives.—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
29 Apr. 2026
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The Knicks made life difficult for him in the halfcourt, and once that happened, Atlanta’s offense kept running into dead ends.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Its abrasive, loud buzz is the sound of takeout arriving, dates buzzing up for the first sleepover and delivery drivers pressing a button and walking away without waiting for an answer.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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To react, double-tap or long-press a message until the menu appears.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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One thing that is permanently, forever true is that gay guys, including Mike White, are obsessed with Laura Dern.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2026
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The guy is a football junkie and plays with the timing and rhythm.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Isaacman must prod along Blue Origin, which has fallen behind in this billionaires’ race to space, and must keep SpaceX focused on the task at hand amid the noise of a record-breaking share sale.—
Thomas Black,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Isaacman must prod along Blue Origin, which has fallen behind in this billionaires’ race to space, and must keep SpaceX focused on the task at hand amid the noise of a record-breaking share sale.—
Thomas Black,
Twin Cities,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Egg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egg. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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