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Recent Examples of birl
There was sea salt in the air, and sleepless seagulls were birling in the darkness overhead.
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Douglas Stuart, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2020
Another, unable to reach dry land, dug his spiked boots into a slippery timber and birled downriver.
—Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 16 Feb. 2019
In some parts of the United States, birling contests are annual events.
—Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 16 Feb. 2019
Douglas Stuart, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2020
Another, unable to reach dry land, dug his spiked boots into a slippery timber and birled downriver.
—Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 16 Feb. 2019
In some parts of the United States, birling contests are annual events.
—Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 16 Feb. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for birl
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As reports of tourists’ deaths emerged in recent days, New Zealand, Australia, the UK, Canada and the US all issued statements urging their citizens to be cautious about drinking alcohol in Laos.Lilit Marcus, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
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To drink, enjoy a Bottled Coquito for two, La Huerta (two to four people), or Mezcal Cranberry (two to four people).Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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Serving guests, some of them still carousing from the previous evening out, was never enough.Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 19 July 2024
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While more of a household name in Great Britain, Wakeman’s ethereal-sorcerer persona onstage was matched in his heyday for barroom carousing and insolvency.Jordan Hoffman, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2024
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Biden appears to revel when Republicans boo or jeer him.Washington Post, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024
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Cramer noted that Price appeared to revel after Ford had his fingerprints and picture taken during the county’s standard booking process.East Bay Times editorial, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
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Fuel Your Future With Purposeful Rest Continuous improvement doesn’t always require binging self-help books and podcasts.Stephanie Davis, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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This is the best time of year to binge scary movies.Annalise Frank, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
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This drink was often used as part of wassailing in England.BHG Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 June 2023
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Reisinger's Apple Country, located in Watkins Glen on Seneca Lake, also has a wassailing event on the horizon.Jennifer Nalewicki, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Jan. 2018
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“Birl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birl. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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