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billed

[ bild ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

having a bill or beak, especially one of a specified kind, shape, color, etc. (usually used in combination):
a yellow-billed magpie.

Origin of billed¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; bill ², -ed ³

If you read the reactions, she was billed as ‘Beauty and Brains.’

The entire weekend was billed as a celebration of “the cultural community inspired by the legacy of Hip Hop [sic].”

Haskell was also the second-billed executive producer of last weekend's telecast.

Further, Blackwater was found to have over-billed the State Department by manipulating records.

It was billed as a performance by “two of the biggest stars in musical history,” and fans were not disappointed.

My next duty was to see that every one of the 150 consignees received the goods that were billed to him.

No, but they claim to take our goods billed for any French port, and as many men as they choose to call English.

The large-billed water-thrush is much the superior songster, but the present species has a very bright and cheerful strain.

The town was billed, the daily press was worked in true circus fashion, the crowd came and expressed various opinions.

The long-billed curlew, or sickle bill as it is often called, is a plentiful resident in all suitable localities.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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