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at the heels of
adverb as in behind
Example Sentences
They’ve watched their country open up to the world and their factories propel its economy, which nips at the heels of the United States as the world’s largest.
His announcement comes at the heels of dwindling public support for immigration in Canada.
Indeed, orders for the coffee-spiked martini that originated in 1980s London were up 50% during the 12-month period ending Sept. 30, 2023, nipping at the heels of the iconic Old Fashioned.
It is far from a given, with the Socialists under a strongly performing Raphaël Glucksmann snapping at the heels of Macron’s little-known champion Valérie Hayer.
The towel Murray threw landed at the heels of Davis on the baseline but the heat pack skidded across the floor just as Karl-Anthony Towns was going for a lay-up.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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