French twists

noun

plural of French twist
as in upsweeps

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  1. pugs
  2. conks
  3. crops
Noun
  • Great Danes, for example, generally don’t live as long as golden retrievers or pugs.
    — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The pattern bucks what scientists see elsewhere in the animal kingdom and helps explain why Great Danes rarely outlive golden retrievers or pugs.
    — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of pugs
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  • Fungal problems are common and some produce the mushroom growths called conks along limbs.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2026
Definition of conks
Noun
  • October’s full moon follows September’s harvest moon, which marked when farmers would typically harvest their crops.
    — Dharma Niles, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026
  • That agency plans to save water by leaving some fields dry and switching to crops that use less.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of crops
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