Thesaurus / smattering
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At first, just a smattering of travelers tested positive, triggering work-from-home orders and panicked searches for masks.
900,000 INFECTED. NEARLY 15,000 DEAD. HOW THE CORONAVIRUS TORE THROUGH D.C., MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA.REBECCA TAN, ANTONIO OLIVO, JOHN D. HARDENFEBRUARY 5, 2021WASHINGTON POSTIn other words, each of us has a smattering of brain cells dedicated to modeling another mind inside our own heads.
THIS IS WHERE EMPATHY LIVES IN THE BRAIN, AND HOW IT WORKSSHELLY FANFEBRUARY 2, 2021SINGULARITY HUB There’s already a smattering of participants that includes schools, hotels and the military.
ENVIRONMENT REPORT: LOCAL FARMS WANT YOUR TABLE SCRAPSMACKENZIE ELMERJANUARY 25, 2021VOICE OF SAN DIEGOThe TikToks performed fairly well, usually generating around 10,000 or so views and a smattering of comments.
SEA SHANTIES ARE HERE TO SAVE USTRAVIS ANDREWSJANUARY 13, 2021WASHINGTON POSTWindows offer a bit more space, as well, along with a smattering of new symbols scattered throughout first-party apps like Mail and Calendar.
MACOS BIG SUR IS NOW AVAILABLEBRIAN HEATERNOVEMBER 12, 2020TECHCRUNCHAgain, we can talk more in-depth write-ups at some point in the future, likely, but for now a smattering of thoughts and images.
A BETTER LOOK AT APPLE’S IPHONE 12 PRO MAX AND IPHONE MINIBRIAN HEATERNOVEMBER 5, 2020TECHCRUNCHSmuts’ United Party, with its smattering of liberals, had 49 percent of the popular vote — but held only 42 percent of seats in the House of Assembly.
WHAT HAPPENED WHEN SOUTH AFRICA’S SUPREME COURT BECAME UNBALANCEDFIONA ZUBLINOCTOBER 16, 2020OZYWith a forward by astronaut Walter Cunningham and a smattering of insider facts and insights, you’ll learn more about the crews behind each mission, the emotional landings, and the sometimes terrifying journey to get man on the moon.
SPACE-RELATED COFFEE TABLE BOOKS THAT ARE OUT OF THIS WORLDPOPSCI COMMERCE TEAMOCTOBER 1, 2020POPULAR-SCIENCEFor the wall, it’s the difference between facing a single large bullet and a smattering of birdshot.
ASTRONAUTS ON THE ISS ARE HUNTING FOR THE SOURCE OF ANOTHER MYSTERY AIR LEAKNEEL PATELSEPTEMBER 30, 2020MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEWThe three city dailies – The New York Times, The New York Daily News and New York Post – wrote a smattering of stories in which they quoted exclusively police sources and offered little context.
HOW THE NEW YORK MEDIA COVERED THE STONEWALL RIOTSLGBTQ-EDITORJUNE 23, 2020NO STRAIGHT NEWSWORDS RELATED TO SMATTERING
- blows
- brushes
- caresses
- collisions
- communications
- contacts
- contingences
- crashes
- cuddlings
- embraces
- feelings
- feels
- fondlings
- grazes
- gropes
- handlings
- hits
- hugs
- impacts
- junctions
- kisses
- licks
- manipulations
- nudges
- palpation
- pats
- pecks
- perceptions
- percussion
- pettings
- pushes
- rubbings
- rubs
- scratches
- shocks
- strokes
- strokings
- tactilities
- tactions
- taps
- tastes
- touchings
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