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Words nearby TIA

thyself, Thyssen, THz, ti, Ti2GO, TIA, Tiahuanaco, Tia Juana, Tia Maria, Tiamat, Tiananmen Square

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How to use TIA in a sentence

“Men are intimidated by high-powered women,” says Kelleher, who has worked with Lady Victoria Hervey and Tia Carrera.
More Rich, High-Powered Women Are Turning to Matchmakers to Find Love|Paula Froelich|August 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Brianna Bates, Tia Griffin, LaChae Oates, and Lanette Samith each gave birth to their children before they were 18 years old.
Teen Moms’ Graduation Triumph|Jesse Ellison|July 29, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Tonight, the Oscar-nominated Trouble the Water—a documentary by filmmakers Tia Lessin and Carl Deal, premieres on HBO.
The Katrina Horror Story You Haven't Heard|Phyllis Montana-Leblanc|April 23, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Fortunately we were able to buy hay at Tia Juana, and took some grain.
Hunting in Many Lands|Various

Its call-note is short and harsh, and has in France given it the provincial names of Tia-tia and Tchatcha.
British Birds in their Haunts|Rev. C. A. Johns
Stron′tia, the oxide of strontium—also Stron′tian; Stron′tianite, carbonate of strontia.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
Zeuglodon′tia, a suborder of Cetacea, represented by the zeuglodonts.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
Aspa'tia, a maiden the very ideal of ill-fortune and wretchedness.
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1|The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.

British Dictionary definitions for TIA

TIA

/ med /

abbreviation for

transient ischaemic attack; a stroke causing minor and temporary symptoms

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