slug
Example Sentences
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When the Dodgers are on the field, Shohei Ohtani dominates the headlines with his base running, his slugging and his pitching.
From Los Angeles Times
Sea slugs, corals, clams and sponges may not get as much of the spotlight as blue whales or sharks, but these curious creatures come with a host of unique, hard-to-believe abilities.
Both brains and slugs use the same chemical mechanisms to develop abstractions, general rules to guide their hosts through the chaos of moment-to-moment experience.
Following so many years of sweaty anti-heroes grimacing through dim spaces or slugging it out in grime, the Sheridan-influenced West is an unspoiled treasure worth fighting over.
From Salon
It was first grouped with squids and octopuses, then with sea slugs, jellyfish ancestors, and even worms.
From Science Daily
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