The linguist argued for a de dicto interpretation of the sentence, focusing on the words used rather than the actual objects they might refer to.

He held a de re belief about the trophy, insisting it belonged to the original winner.

The data team scheduled several de-dupes overnight to clean up the customer database.

We are de-duping the customer list before importing it into the CRM.

After running the script, we de-duped the customer list to remove duplicate entries.

The maintenance team is de-icing the plane's wings before the early morning flight.

The ground crew de-iced the plane before passengers boarded.

The ground crew de-ices the plane's wings thoroughly before every flight to ensure safety.

After the collapse of the monarchy, a string of de factos exercised power without constitutional legitimacy.

The de-alate queen returned to the nest after mating.