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sinker

noun as in doughnut

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The Pirates also showed him data that suggested he throw fewer sinkers and put his four-seamer at the top of the zone.

This is important for Wheeler’s ability to miss bats, since hitters have whiffed at his slider on over 30 percent of total swings since the start of the 2020 season, while whiffing at his sinker on under 20 percent of total swings.

Another scored once Corbin plucked Mathisen with a high sinker.

He battled to another full count, slicing a sinker into the seats beyond third base.

His sinker hovered around 94 mph but was too often up in the zone.

Plus, Fox, for many years, drove the agenda that the other cable nets swallowed hook, line, and sinker.

Her hairdresser in Malibu filled her in, and after studying every episode she was “hooked, line and sinker,” and signed on.

And yet, Rep. John Fleming (R-LA) took the bait hook, line, and sinker, posting about the outrageous story on his Facebook page.

He said his reason was sharks but really it was because MCD was a sinker.

He therefore gave the order to have the fresh buoy, with its chain and sinker, ready to let go.

Before long we will have to take every tool maker and die-sinker in non-war work and put him in war production.'

A horn spear, with barbs, and a fine shell sinker, shows that they lived on fish.

Miette had mechanically placed the sinker above the glass of water.

It consists of a float with a sinker at one end and a graduated tube or rod at the other.

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On this page you'll find 23 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to sinker, such as: bun, pastry, cruller, danish, dunker, and sweet roll.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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