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in reserve
adjective as in extra
Strongest matches
Strong matches
adjective as in spare
Strongest matches
adverb as in aside
Strongest matches
Strong match
Example Sentences
And Cartwright, a retired vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and a former commander of United States nuclear forces, endorsed a 2012 report by Global Zero arguing that nuclear deterrence could be maintained with a far smaller U.S. nuclear arsenal of 900 total warheads, versus the current stockpile of thousands of them, either deployed or in reserve.
He added that the “utilization rate” of the National Guard troops was only about 5%, meaning only that percentage was actively engaged with duties while the rest were held in reserve.
But the show illuminates how she is at her most alluring when vulnerability is in reserve.
Walker, finishing his sister’s point, explains, “There’s an intuition held in reserve, a secret the architect keeps until the building is built.”
Bethell is a strong option to hold in reserve in case Pope or Zak Crawley struggle, England feel they don't need Shoaib Bashir as a frontline spinner or another injury hits Stokes.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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