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cobwebs

/ ˈɒˌɛ /

plural noun

  1. mustiness, confusion, or obscurity

  2. informalstickiness of the eyelids experienced upon first awakening

“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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In so doing, Yentob was credited with blowing off the cobwebs at BBC Two in the face of a new creative powerhouse in the television landscape: Channel 4.

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If Tuchel thought he could quickly blow away the cobwebs he believed had gathered on Southgate's England, then his first two games in charge will have been a sobering dose of reality.

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"Reconnecting with that, dusting off all those cobwebs and jumping into the unknown was what needed to happen."

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The Labor Department revived enforcement of overtime and worker safety laws, which had grown cobwebs under Trump.

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His opening two overs were rusty, going for 19 runs, but gradually the cobwebs were blown away.

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