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Recent Examples of elbow
Whatever junior workers survive the automation of the knowledge economy will be scaling a pyramid that is steeper and sharper-elbowed.
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Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 21 Apr. 2026
The small meeting room in the building was filled elbow to elbow with 17 people offering suggestions or volunteering to work on the Non-Partisan Committee.
—Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Termites have a thicker body and antennae that are not elbowed.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2026
Especially for a guy who had a second Tommy John elbow surgery in August 2023, then at the end of a healthy 2025 spring was sidelined by an odd left arm nerve issue that required an August decompression procedure to address.
—Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026
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Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 21 Apr. 2026
The small meeting room in the building was filled elbow to elbow with 17 people offering suggestions or volunteering to work on the Non-Partisan Committee.
—Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Termites have a thicker body and antennae that are not elbowed.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2026
Especially for a guy who had a second Tommy John elbow surgery in August 2023, then at the end of a healthy 2025 spring was sidelined by an odd left arm nerve issue that required an August decompression procedure to address.
—Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elbow
Verb
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Its prices are pushing up airfares, baggage fees and add-on charges.—
Mae Anderson,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Some lawmakers also want legislation that could push back on Selig’s offensive by affirming states’ authority to rein in the platforms.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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When picking your own, avoid squeezing the berries.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
25 Apr. 2026
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That’s way too much time to squeeze into a mere 140 minutes.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Uwazurike and third-round rookie Sai’vion Jones stood as the presumptive next men up with Franklin-Myers’ departure, with backup nose tackle Malcolm Roach also likely to shoulder some of Franklin-Myers’ snaps.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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This week, the US trade representative reinforced that strategy by pressing allies to shoulder more of the supply chain burden.—
Yinka Adegoke,
semafor.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Elbow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elbow. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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