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palm

[pahm] / pɑm /












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The mark is made with the moistened ashes of palms that were burned after the previous year’s Palm Sunday.

From The Wall Street Journal

She spent most of our trip taking selfies with palm trees.

From Literature

He turned it in his hands, the palms of his skin buzzing with a numb sensation, like he’d fallen asleep with his arm over his head.

From Literature

By the time I was finished, my heart was a sharp, black stone that was small enough to fit in the palm of my hand.

From Literature

When Sri Lankan mechanic Sarath Ananda left his job in Kuwait to make traditional palm sweets, he never imagined the career switch would bring global acclaim.

From Barron's