Eli
Americannoun
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(in the Bible) a Hebrew judge and priest.
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Also Elie a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “height.”
noun
Example Sentences
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The company, which gets its name from the last names of its founders, Donald Bruce Kaufman and Eli Broad, rode the boom and helped shape the growth of Southern California.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
However, uncertainty remains around the impact of Eli Lilly’s rival obesity pill launch and the sustainability of oral Wegovy momentum throughout the year, the bank says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Foundayo is Eli Lilly’s attempt to counter Novo Nordisk’s successful launch of a pill version of its Wegovy drug.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Eli Lilly External link made progress in its battle for weight-loss dominance Thursday, releasing its once-daily GLP-1 pill broadly through pharmacies and telehealth providers.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
Divide into groups and read Eli Landers letters from different years comparing changes in attitude for a confederate soldier over time from the beginning of the war to the end of the war.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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