Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Near the end, he starts trailing off; after a worried second, the girl asks if he's dead, and her brother responds that no, he just turned down Gramps' oxygen.
Source: Comedic Sociopathy - The WWF found themselves trailing behind WCW, and staring down the barrel of bankruptcy.
Source: Win Back the Crowd -
In Pearl Islands the Morgan tribe was trailing in a challenge and they somehow figured that stripping down would help them.
Source: Series / Survivor
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