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Palindromes

A palindrome is a word, phrase, or sentence that reads the same forward and backward. Here are some examples of palindromes.

  • A Santa at NASA.
  • Civic
  • Dad
  • Dee saw a seed.
  • Hannah
  • Kayak
  • Madam
  • Never odd or even
  • Nurses run.
  • radar
  • Rise to vote, sir.
  • Was it a cat I saw?

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