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Keep "chinook" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
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6 total sentences available.
In 1992, Marion Tinsley (1927-1995), the seemingly unbeatable World Checker Champion, defended his title against the computer program CHINOOK, in a series of games, of which he won 4, lost 2, and drew 33. This was the first time ever that a human world champion defended his title against a computer.
Source: tatoeba (10345098)
Chinook Jargon was once widespread in the Pacific Northwest.
Source: tatoeba (10630222)
The fish is an Atlantic salmon that contains genes from two other kinds of fish: ocean pout and Chinook salmon.
Source: tatoeba (10937918)
In the sunny afternoon, today the 21st of August of 2022, my family sipped some King Arthur's Dry Mead from Chinook Arch Meadery. For many years, I've wondered what mead or honey wine would taste like, as I know that our surname in would-be Esperanto means "mead frog"—"medo" plus "rano"—"Medrano." It's like a drunken amphibian. Ancient Egyptians consumed mead, and ancient Beowulf and Tolkien writings mention it.
Source: tatoeba (11074107)
Showing 4 of 6 available sentences.
Closest matches include chinookan, king salmon, oncorhynchus tshawytscha, chinook language, chinook pidgin.
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