Sheridan
Americannoun
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Philip Henry, 1831–88, Union general in the Civil War.
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Richard Brinsley 1751–1816, Irish dramatist and political leader.
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a city in N Wyoming.
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a male given name.
noun
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Philip Henry. 1831–88, American Union cavalry commander in the Civil War. He forced Lee's surrender to Grant (1865)
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Richard Brinsley (ˈbrɪnzlɪ). 1751–1816, Irish dramatist, politician, and orator, noted for his comedies of manners The Rivals (1775), School for Scandal (1777), and The Critic (1779)
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After CBS News Texas visited the agent’s address in Sheridan, Wyoming, the agent announced it was resigning.
From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2026
Paramount+, with its catalog of CBS series and the canon of “Yellowstone” creator Taylor Sheridan, offers a slew of All-American programming.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
New Zealand's Camille French won the women's race in 2:28:25, followed by Australian Sinead Diver and Nichola Sheridan of Ireland.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
In another case, Sheridan Gorman was 18 this March when she went for a nighttime walk with friends along Lake Michigan near Chicago.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
Fearing that General Sheridan and his Union cavalry have already leapfrogged out in front, Lee holds his men in Rice’s Station.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
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