sink
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By discovering what the state’s youngest students know about early, foundational math concepts, teachers can better target weaknesses before their skills sink, said supporters of the early tests.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026
Killens said LAS had "thrown the kitchen sink" at the situation, including cancelling all non-essential training and non-essential meetings to deploy more staff to the front line.
From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026
You could use that as your accountability sink, if people were willing to believe that it knew things that humans couldn’t know.
From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026
I coughed over the sink, hardly able to get a breath, until I gagged and drooled into the drain.
From Slate • Jun. 13, 2026
My face felt like it was on fire, but before I could sink back into my seat and vanish, Oliver put his arm around me.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
Vocabulary lists containing sink
How Low Can You Go? Synonyms for "Downward"
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Units 2–3
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Going Down: Synonyms for "Fall"
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