Cushing

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Woodbury County, Iowa.
  3. 3
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Knox County, Maine, named after Thomas Cushing.
  4. 4
    A number of places in the United States:; A township and unincorporated community therein, in Morrison County, Minnesota.
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:; A village in Howard County, Nebraska, named after pioneer James Cushing.
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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Payne County, Oklahoma, named after Marshall Cushing.
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Nacogdoches County, Texas.
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in the towns of Laketown and Sterling, Polk County, Wisconsin, named after Caleb Cushing.

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harvery williams cushing

Example

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"Have you observed in the paper a short paragraph referring to the remarkable contents of a packet sent through the post to Miss Cushing, of Cross Street, Croydon?"

Related phrases

Cushing effectCushing phenomenonCushing reactionCushing reflexCushing responseCushing ulcerCushing's diseaseCushing's lawCushing's syndromeectopic Cushing syndrome

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