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whiff
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Federalists in Congress said the columned walkways had a whiff of aristocracy unbefitting the building’s democratic simplicity.
But while the revelation that brings the play to a painful climax has a faint whiff of contrivance about it, the angry confrontation that ensues between Nelson and Nick has a bruising, brutal power.
He had gotten whiffs on each of the first 11 non-fastballs he threw.
"There's a whiff of fatality in the air because of the polls."
He’s one of the sport’s best at getting chase, whiff and strikeouts, ranking fifth among pitchers with 100 innings with a 31.4% K-rate.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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