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cylinder

noun as in a geometrical form

Strongest match

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The shutdown is disrupting business as usual in many ways—and reinforcing just how many private-sector operations depend on a federal bureaucracy humming on all cylinders.

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“The team is starting to fire on all cylinders, finally,” Muncy said.

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Well, England cruised through the pool stages below full cylinders.

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These two games stacked together, the Chiefs almost have to think about how they are going to prepare themselves to ensure they're firing on all cylinders for the Ravens.

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She saw red cylinders, a battery and wires.

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

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