ticks

noun

plural of tick
as in seconds

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Recent Examples of ticks How to keep disease-carrying ticks at bay The best way to avoid ticks and tick bites is to be vigilant in your surroundings, Foley said, noting that ticks can transmit other diseases such as Lyme disease. — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2026 Botts says some people like to remove or dispose of ticks with nail polish, fire and Vaseline — but there is a simple and effective method recommended for tick removal. — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2026 Grow Scented Plants Groundcover plants can provide a sheltering spot for ticks and may not be the best choice for tick-prone areas. — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 June 2026 Checking yourself and your pets for ticks every hour or so when in tick territory is also a good idea. — Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 4 June 2026 The ticks were then tested for five human disease-causing pathogens including anaplasmosis, babesiosis, Lyme disease, hard tick relapsing fever and Powassan virus. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2026 Rich says the region is growing in both the number of ticks and tick species. — Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026 Of the ticks collected, about 3,500, or more than 65%, are the American dog (wood) tick. — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025 This would either be an acaricide — a pesticide that kills ticks and mites, and is found in many pet flea collars and tick medications — or a vaccine that would make the deer more resistant to Lyme disease over time. — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ticks
  1. seconds
  2. minutes
  3. beats
  4. nanoseconds
  5. heartbeats
  6. winks
  7. shakes
  8. moments
Noun
  • The confusion came in the final seconds of OT when New York trailed and Angel Reese was at the foul line.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Same lethal drug, different outcomes After the pentobarbital was administered Wednesday night, Howard took a couple of breaths and gasped, the AP reported, before making snoring sounds that grew quiet within 30 seconds.
    — Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of seconds
Noun
  • Still, the episode might’ve been better at a cable or streaming length, with 15-20 more minutes to play with.
    — Noel Murray, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Drummond flirted with a preseason triple-double and posted eight points, nine rebounds, four assists and two steals in 20 minutes.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of minutes
Noun
  • Drill rappers hop on their beats; new gen stars keep on brushing up against them.
    — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Regarding any of the movie’s more controversial beats, however, Altman shrugs it all off.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of beats
Noun
  • China is only six months behind—or four, or nine, or perhaps mere nanoseconds.
    — Chang Che, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Instead, the past week has been spent relitigating the final nanoseconds of the Wolverines’ 13-12 victory against Western Michigan.
    — Austin Meek, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of nanoseconds
Noun
  • Gabe wears a bracelet containing some of her final heartbeats and her fingerprint.
    — Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Others include Rafael Lozano-Hemmer’s light and sound installation Pulse Topology (2021), installed in 2023, in which visitors’ heartbeats inform the pulse of lights hanging overhead.
    — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of heartbeats
Noun
  • However, the film’s candy-colored palette (derived from a box of macarons), New Romantic–heavy soundtrack, and countless contemporary winks (eagle-eyed fans will spot those lilac Converse sneakers in the exhibition) are singlehandedly Sofia.
    — Stephanie Sporn, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026
  • It’s presented without winks or nudges, neither as a joke nor necessarily foolish.
    — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
Definition of winks
Noun
  • This year, the menu will add mango shakes and slushies, made with fruit picked over the summer, as well as guava and hot pepper guava jellies.
    — Connie Ogle October 1, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The menu also lists protein shakes, matcha, coffee and smoothies as well as acai bowls, sandwiches and breakfast bowls.
    — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of shakes
Noun
  • But moments before the nosedive, passengers seated near the front of the plane heard sounds of a fight inside the cockpit, said passenger Daniel Schlichter, who was seated in the second row.
    — SAM MEDNICK, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Those moments in people’s careers are the beginning of feeling truly confident about yourself.
    — Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of moments

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“Ticks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ticks. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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