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Symonds

American  
[sim-uhndz] / ˈsɪm əndz /

noun

  1. John Addington 1840–93, English poet, essayist, and critic.


Symonds British  
/ ˈsɪməndz /

noun

  1. John Addington (ˈædɪŋtən). 1840–93, English writer, noted for his Renaissance in Italy (1875–86) and for studies of homosexuality

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Mandy Symonds, whose home has been in her family since her grandparents, believes the quarry should be shut down.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

The global higher education analysis firm Quacquarelli Symonds External link forecasts that international enrollment in European universities will grow by about 5% a year to 2030.

From Barron's Apr. 16, 2026

"We've had a 'no see, no hear' policy for about 10 years and we decided, rather than change the whole school, that we would try from the bottom up", head teacher Leanne Symonds says.

From BBC Jan. 30, 2026

Symonds said that excluding the unusual circumstances of the pandemic, last year recorded the first organic growth since 2016.

From BBC Jan. 20, 2026

—Captain John Smith, quoted in William Symonds, ed.,

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone

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