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tile

[tahyl] / taɪl /
NOUN
slab
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Roebuck was still lying on the tile floor, his stomach burning.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

"What is especially fascinating about the hat tile is that, although the resulting pattern appears irregular at first glance, it is actually constructed from the honeycomb lattice," says lead author Yuto Moritake.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

She later passed on the tile to her daughter, who in turn gave it to her own child, the novel’s narrator.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Hardwood floors run throughout the property, including in the bedrooms, save for the entryway which features a terracotta tile and a wrought iron staircase leading up to the second level.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026

I feel the rhythm in my walking, a regular pattern like subway station tile, like a pulse between my ears.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari

"We see it as a big opportunity for the future in terms of how we would make our tiles," Learoyd says.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

The individual ceramic tiles create a complete composition but are also subject to the vicissitudes of the kiln.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Excellent, if your tastes trend toward carpet tiles, hospital lighting, and the trapped-animal sensation of entering a room with no exit.

From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026

There is the intermittent purr of generators, dogs barking, and, from time to time, the dry clack of domino tiles echoing in the street.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

In the hall, I find Jordie just outside the art room door, his face pressed against the tiles.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

The couple have now tiled the ground floor of their house and live with the threat of further flooding.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Most Baiga houses have low mud walls, rough timber and bamboo, and tiled or thatched roofs patched with plastic against the rain.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

This country is tiled with adrift twentysomething males, beset with incoherent politics, whose opinion about any issue is generated in the 10 seconds after they’ve been asked the question.

From Slate ● Apr. 13, 2026

Somehow, creaky tiled houses have been wedged here between enormous outcroppings of glacial boulders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026

Even the sound of the water sloshing against the bath’s tiled sides became inexplicably abrasive.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

Yet after the announcement, a dozen tellers continued to serve the Farsi-speaking customers who trickled in to do business in the bright space decorated with Persian-themed mural work and tiling.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Meanwhile the tiling for the kitchen has, Lorenze revealed, been specially created for the couple featuring designs that reflect their passions, interests, and romantic milestones.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 8, 2026

The company, which incorporated in 2020 and is based in Caldwell, appears to provide contractor services for tiling work.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2026

A new study by mathematicians at Freie Universität Berlin shows that planar tiling, also known as tessellation, is far more than a decorative technique.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 7, 2026

He explained bow plovers indulged in aerobatics, and would actually do such stunts as spins, stall turns and even rolls for the mere grace of the tiling.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White


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