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Recent Examples of greek
One of our favorite quotes in our family my dad loves to use is from My Big Fat Greek Wedding.
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Bon Appétit, 3 Feb. 2025
He was released soon afterwards, although four appeals, the last in 2006 by his widow, to overturn his conviction were rejected by Greek’s highest court.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 31 Jan. 2025
For the filmmaker behind Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Get Him to the Greek, among other romps, the idea of that dream pairing led to the movie's inception.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 31 Jan. 2025
On Valentine’s Day, customers can pick an individual Caesar or Greek salad, any two entrees, churros or a sundae and two glasses of wine for $125.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
Fortunately for local fans, these Kraftwerk dates include a stop in the Bay Area..
Kraftwerk, featuring electro music icon Ralf Hütter, performs April 18 at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2025
This technique, known as Anaphora in Greek, dates back to Aristotle during the fourth century B.C.E. and to Quintilian in Rome in the first century.
—Jerry Weissman, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Griffith Park is home to such L.A. landmarks as Griffith Observatory, the Greek Theatre, the Los Angeles Zoo and the Hollywood Sign.
—Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Jan. 2025
It was spray-painted at least twice by opposing football fans (and spray-painted back to black by a secret Greek society, the Order of the Greek Horsemen, that considers the horse its symbol).
—Mary Logan Bikoff, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
Bon Appétit, 3 Feb. 2025
He was released soon afterwards, although four appeals, the last in 2006 by his widow, to overturn his conviction were rejected by Greek’s highest court.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 31 Jan. 2025
For the filmmaker behind Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Get Him to the Greek, among other romps, the idea of that dream pairing led to the movie's inception.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 31 Jan. 2025
On Valentine’s Day, customers can pick an individual Caesar or Greek salad, any two entrees, churros or a sundae and two glasses of wine for $125.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
Fortunately for local fans, these Kraftwerk dates include a stop in the Bay Area..
Kraftwerk, featuring electro music icon Ralf Hütter, performs April 18 at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2025
This technique, known as Anaphora in Greek, dates back to Aristotle during the fourth century B.C.E. and to Quintilian in Rome in the first century.
—Jerry Weissman, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Griffith Park is home to such L.A. landmarks as Griffith Observatory, the Greek Theatre, the Los Angeles Zoo and the Hollywood Sign.
—Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Jan. 2025
It was spray-painted at least twice by opposing football fans (and spray-painted back to black by a secret Greek society, the Order of the Greek Horsemen, that considers the horse its symbol).
—Mary Logan Bikoff, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for greek
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So the hocus-pocus of GPT halting on my name is a rare but conspicuous leaf on a much larger tree of model control.—
Jonathan L. Zittrain,
The Atlantic,
17 Dec. 2024
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One of the important things Conclave does is to slowly peel back archaic layers to reveal what all the hocus-pocus represents in this day and age.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
21 Oct. 2024
Noun
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The dock heats water to 176° when cleaning the mops and uses 131° hot air drying to prevent mold and mildew growth.—
Anthony Karcz,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Thirty hot air balloons are scheduled to participate in morning launches at 7:35 a.m. Feb. 8 and 9.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
22 Jan. 2025
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Driving the news: The statement was published only in English on the Facebook page of the Israeli Prime Minister's Office — potentially another case of double-talk by Netanyahu.—
Barak Ravid,
Axios,
27 Sep. 2024
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The GOP Senate candidate in Arizona, whose brand is a combative, never-back-down MAGA politics, has adopted a position on the issue that is nearly indistinguishable from that of double-talking Democrats.—
Rich Lowry,
National Review,
14 Apr. 2024
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Is there a company that prides itself on an absence of rigmarole?—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
22 July 2024
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Last season’s nail-biting seven-game battle was famously known as the I-80 series because both teams opted for the approximately 90-minute (depending on traffic) bus ride rather than the rigmarole of a short flight.—
Joe Rubin,
Sacramento Bee,
16 Apr. 2024
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Theo James and Theo James are getting into some serious monkey business.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
12 Aug. 2024
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But there was some monkey business during his very first scene that gave him pause.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
10 May 2024
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Auto parts, oil and gas are also key resources the U.S. imports from Canada.—
Avery Lotz,
Axios,
2 Feb. 2025
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Despite Biden's climate agenda, U.S. oil and gas production increased dramatically during his time in office.—
Jeff Brady,
NPR,
1 Feb. 2025
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The sounds of grunts, punches and a little soft jazz ran through the speaker system.—
Ahmed Ali Akbar,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2025
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The author also aligns this mode of performance poetry with other Black art forms such as jazz.—
David Silverberg,
JSTOR Daily,
29 Jan. 2025
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If humans can use emotional tomfoolery to prevail over AI, there is a certain kind of endearing fulfillment in doing so.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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Aside from those two couple moments, Turner's post also included plenty of tomfoolery with friends and documented some of her travels — from skiing in January to an October trip to an ancient temple in Egypt.—
Julia Moore,
People.com,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Greek.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greek. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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