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TRACY (3)Tackled Real Addiction Carefully Yesterday Jan Morgan - someone I know
Names:First names
TRAFFICThe Roads Are Full - Frustration Is Common. Angela Brett
Transport
TRAFFIC (2)Tyrants Rushing Around Feeling Ferocious Inside Cars Charlie
Transport
TRAINTransporting Resources And Interconnecting Nations Sean Lamb
Transport:Trains
TRAIN (2)Two Rails Are Invariantly Near Angela Brett
Transport:Trains
TRAININGThick Recruits And Inductees Need Instruction, Not Guesswork Tony McCoy O'Grady
Education
TRAINING (2)Teaching Responsibility And Integrity, Necessities In Next Generation Angela Brett
Education
TRAIN SERVICETracks Run Around Island Nation, So Each Remote Village Is Connected Effectively Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport:Trains
TRAITSTalk, Read, Apronymise, Improvise, Test, Select/Submit! Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. TRAITS = Proper Subset of "Traits of Apronymist."
Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms
People & Relationships:Personality Traits
TRAJECTORYThe Rounded Arc Javelins Exhibit / Career Track Of Redundant Yuppie Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships
Sports & Recreation
Science:Physics
TRANIOTrades Roles And Now Is Overlord Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew
Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Taming of the Shrew
TRANQUIL PLACEThis Room's A Nice Quiet Undisturbed Idyll. Lie Prone, Loosening As Calmness Embraces Angela Brett
Places
Sports & Recreation:Relaxation
TRANSITIONTeach Recruits About New Software Incrementally, Try It Out Naturally. Angela Brett
Assorted Nouns
TRANSITION (2)To Reach A New Situation, I Think Interim's Obviously Needed Tony McCoy O'Grady
Assorted Nouns
TRANSPORTTo Recapture Anthony's Natural Supremacy, Propose One Registers TRANSPORT Tony McCoy O'Grady, along with 38 other TRANSPORT acronyms so that he'd recapture the honour of 'Most expansions of the same word/phrase.'
Transport
TRANSPORT (2)Trains Running Across Nations Should Proceed On Rigid Tracks. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
TRANSPORT (3)Tarred Roads Arranged Networkwise Speed Progress Or Rolling Tyres Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
TRANSPORT (4)Those Regulating A National System, Perchance, Optimise Roads & Trains Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
TRANSPORT (5)Tax Receipts Are Normally Subsidising Passengers On Rural Trains Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
TRANSPORT (6)Tourists Regularly And Needlessly Squander Petrol On Recreational Travel Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
TRANSPORT (7)To Restrict A Nation's Silly Peregrinations Often Requires Taxation Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
TRANSPORT (8)To Ruin A Nation's Scenic Properties Organise Roads & Traintracks Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
TRANSPORT (9)Toll Roads Are Not Something People Openly Respond To Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
TRANSPORT (10)Traffic Requires A Nimble Spryness Pedestrians Often Resort To Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
TRANSPORT (11)Those Running Airlines Never Supply Parachutes ... Or Rescue Training Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
TRANSPORT (12)To Reach A Nippy Speed, Prime One's Rocket Thrusters Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
TRANSPORT (13)To Record A New Speed People Operate Rocket Technology Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
TRANSPORT (14)Top Racers Are Now Safely Propelled On Rubber Tyres Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
TRANSPORT (15)They Rumble Across Night Skies - Pockets Of Rolling Thunder Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
TRANSPORT (16)Triple-Riggers Are Now Somewhat Passe Over Routes Traditional Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
TRANSPORT (17)To Really Appreciate Nature, Silently Pedal Over Rugged Terrain Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
TRANSPORT (18)To Reach Altitudes New - Set Perpendicular One Rocket's Trajectory Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
TRANSPORT (19)Though Rollerblades Are New, Skates' Popularity Outdates Recent Technology Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
TRANSPORT (20)Through Recklessly Abusing Narcotics Swimmers Pump Out Record Times Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
TRANSPORT (21)Thermals Rise, Allowing Navigators Soar Powerlessly Over Rolling Territory Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
TRANSPORT (22)To Race Against Norwegians Scott's Polar Outfit Risked Themselves Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
TRANSPORT (24)The Rapidity Achieved Nowadays Supersedes Previous Outrageous Record Times Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
TRANSPORT (25)To Rebel Against Nature's 'Suction' - Parachute Opens Resisting Terminalvelocity Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
TRANSPORT (26)Turbulent Rapids Are Navigable Sometimes - Provided Oar's Rigorously Thrust Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
TRANSPORT (27)'To Rise Above' - NASA's Space Projects Of Recent Times Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
TRANSPORT (28)Travellers Reactions Are Nausea - Seas Pounding Or Rolling Terrifyingly Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
TRANSPORT (29)Too-Rapid Acceleration Needs Skilful Pilots - Or Ruin Threatens Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
TRANSPORT (30)Those Riding Animals Need Saddles, Packhorses Only Require Tack Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
TRANSPORT (31)Tried Running Amongst Nettles Shoelessly? Perhaps One Requires Trainers Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
TRANSPORT (32)To Race Across Norway? Skis! & Plently Of Rigorous Training Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
TRANSPORT (33)Thor's Ra's Aquatic Navigations Showed Prowess Of Rafting Travellers Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
TRANSPORT (34)Tankers Reach Astonishing New Sizes - Probing Oceans Remoter Tracts Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
TRANSPORT (35)Think Remote Aliens Need Saucers? Pah! One Requires Treatment Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
TRANSPORT (36)Tired Rovers Are Needing Sleep - Pullman Originated Redesigned Trains Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
TRANSPORT (37)Travel Rapidly Across Newfallen Snow... Perhaps One Rides Toboggans Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
TRANSPORT (38)Those Rigid Airships Needed Skilful Piloting Or Restraining Tethering Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
TRANSPORT (39)Tony Reached Acronym Nadir. So Produced Overblown Response - Transport! Eric Bridgstock
Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms
TRANSPORT (40)Touring Rockies And Newfoundland, Sending Payment Overseas, Recorded Transaction Eric Bridgstock
Transport
TRANSPORT (41)Typos Rushed Across - New Spelling Properly On Right Track Eric Bridgstock, while pointing out some mistakes in Tony's TRANSPORT acronyms.
Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms
TRANSPORT (42)Tony's Reinstated At Number 1, Superior Position On Reacronymising Things. Angela Brett
Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms
TRANSPORT (43)To Reliably Assist Navigation, Ships & Planes Operate Radar Technology Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
TRANSPORT (44)Those Running A Navy Should 'Press Only Reliable Tars Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
TRANSPORT (45)To Remotest Arctic Navigators, Satellite Positioning Offers Reliable Tracking Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
TRANSPORT (46)These Really Ain't New. Stop Posing Over Redoing Transport Eric Bridgstock
Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms
TRANSPORT (48)Terrain's Rough And Nettlesome; Someone Perhaps Oughta Rent Trucks Patricia Rix
Transport
TRASHTemporarily Records Are Stored Here Angela Brett, referring to the Trash on the Macintosh
Computers:Macintosh & Newton
TRASH (2)Things Relocated At Scrap Heap Tony McCoy O'Grady
Assorted Nouns
TRASH (3)Toss Ruined & Abandoned Stuff Here. Roger Williams
Assorted Nouns
TRAUMATeeth Rearranged Alignment, Uninvited Misfortune Attributed Jan Morgan
Science:Biology:Healthcare
TRAVELTourists Roam Around Viewing Exotic Locations. Angela Brett
Sports & Recreation:Travel
TREATYThe Rights Exchanged Are Tested Yearly Angela Brett
Politics
TREEThis Recycles Essential Elements Angela Brett
Science:Biology:Plants:Trees
TREE (2)Tall Redwood: Excellent Example! Roger Williams
Science:Biology:Plants:Trees
TREE (3)Tropical Resident, Enthusiastically Eradicated! Roger Williams
Science:Biology:Plants:Trees
TREE (4)Timber Repository Eagerly Exploited. Roger Williams
Science:Biology:Plants:Trees
TREESTruly Recyclable Earth-Enhancing Subjects Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Biology:Plants:Trees
TREES (2)Tough, Resistant Evergreens' Eternal Summer Angela Brett
Science:Biology:Plants:Trees
TREKTravels Retro Event Knowledgeably Jan Morgan -- referring to the pioneer trek and recreations of it
History
TRENCHERThe Recently Educated (Now Certificated) Hurl 'Eadgear, Rejoicing. Angela Brett, a few weeks before graduating.
Household Objects:Clothing:Academic Regalia
TRENDTime Related/Repeated Events. "Now" Determines/Developments. Charles H. Montgomery, Jr.
Assorted Nouns
TRIALTricky Reasoning Is Almost Laughable Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Law & Order
TRIAL (2)Two Rival Ideas About Law Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Law & Order
TRIAL (3)To Rally/Reconcile Interpretations And Loopholes Angela Brett
People & Relationships:Law & Order
TRIALSTormented Reprehensible Indignations, Angrily Loses Some Jan Morgan
People & Relationships
TRIANGLEThis Rattles If Agitated - Needs, Generally, Little Experience Tony McCoy O'Grady
Entertainment:Music:Instruments
TRIANGULARThis Really Is A Nice Geometric Unit... Lines Are Reduced. Angela Brett
Science:Mathematics:Geometry
TRIATHLONTry Running In Australia; The Heat Leaves Organs Numb Rico Leffanta
Sports & Recreation
TRICKERTREATThat's Real Intrigue... Camouflaged Known Expander Rattled The Regulars. Eventually: AHA! Tony! Angela Brett (see AHA and GUILTY)
Communication:Acronyms Forums:Mystery Posters
TRICYCLEThree Round Items - Can Your Child Learn Easily Tony McCoy O'Grady
Transport
TRINCULOTrenchant Royal Idiot - Nagging Contains Usually 'Learned' Observations Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's The Tempest
Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:The Tempest
TRINIDAD & TOBAGOThis Republic Is Now Independent - Drilling And Developing Their Oil Business Aids Growing Opulence. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Places:Countries
TRINITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMYTeachers Really Intimidate Nobody. Instead, They Yak. Can He Really Intimidate Students That Interrupt Another Notorious Academic Class? All Dimwits Evade Men Yelling. Peter & Christina - We both attend Trinity Christian Academy, a fine institute of learning.
Education:Schools
TRIOThree Rolled Into One Angela Brett
Assorted Nouns
TRIPLESThree Repetitions Is Plenty. Let's Enjoy Singles. Sean Lamb (after hearing the same song over and over again on commercial radio, it's time for something else)
Entertainment:Music
TRIPLETThird Related Infant - Parents Love Each Tenderly TMcCO'G
People & Relationships:Family
TRIPLETSThree Related Infants Psychically Linked Eternally Together Somehow Roger Williams
People & Relationships:Family
TRISTRAMTragically Roused Iseult's Sentiments, This Really Angered Mark. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Art & Literature:Myths & Legends:Arthurian Legend
TRIVIATiresome Recollection? It's Very Interesting Actually Tony McCoy O'Grady
Main
TROCHOIDTracing Rolling Of Circle Has One Immediately Dizzy! Angela Brett
Science:Mathematics:Geometry
TROGLODYTEThe Result Of Generations Living Or Dying, Yearning To Evolve Angela Brett
Science:Biology:Animals
TROGLODYTE (2)This Reeking Old Geezer Lived On Dinosaurs Yet Triumphantly Evolved Patricia Rix
Science:Biology:Animals
TROGLODYTE (3)This Reeking Old Geezer Lived On Dinosaurs Yesterday: Tomorrow's Epicurean George Rix, as a modification of Patricia's TROGLODYTE (2)
Science:Biology:Animals
TRUDYTruly Reliable Unusual Dear Yin Jan Morgan
Names:First names:Female
TRUE LOVE'Terminal' Romance Usually Ensures Lots Of Valentines Exchanged Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships:Love & Lust
TRUISMThe Ruddy Usual Inane Sentence - Meaningless! Tony McCoy O'Grady
Main
TRUTHThey Round Up The Hoodlums Tony McCoy O'Grady, after completing the marathon TRUTH, JUSTICE, AND THE AMERICAN WAY.
MacGirl & KeyBoard
TRUTH (2)Teach Religious/Reasonable Understanding To Humanity Jan Morgan
Religion
TSARThe Sovereign Amongst Russians. Roger Williams
Politics
T-SHIRTThe Slave Had Infusions Ready - Teatime! Angela Brett (T-shirt was T-BAG's T-Caddy, whose duty was to keep her magical powers strong by making endless cups of tea from the leaves of her evil T-Plant.)
Entertainment:TV shows
Art & Literature:Fictional Characters
TSUNAMIThe Shock Underwriters Never Absorb Making Intercourse Rico Leffanta
Science
TUAThe Under-Achiever Angela Brett, when boxer David Tua failed to win the title of world heavyweight champion.
Names:Famous people
TUBETrains Underground Beneath England Eric Bridgstock
Transport
TUBERCULOSISThe Uneasy Breathing Erodes Resilience, Causing Unhurried Loss Of Strength In Sufferer. Angela Brett, when it was thought that Steve might have tuberculosis.
Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments
TUESDAYTired, Useless, Energy Sapped? Devour A Yogurt Tony McCoy O'Grady
Time:Weekdays
TUNATheir Unknown Numbers Abate Angela Brett
Food & Drink
Science:Biology:Animals
TUNA (2)The Undiscriminating Netting Abandoned Angela Brett
Food & Drink
Science:Biology:Animals
TUNASThey're Usually Nice Accompanying Salad Angela Brett
Food & Drink
Science:Biology:Animals
TUNISIATemperate Up North, In South It's Arid. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Places:Countries
TURBOTried Using Regaine... Baldness Ongoing! My name is David & my old roommates nickname is Turbo, who is going bald.
Names
TURDThe Usual Rectal Dirt Angela Brett
Science:Biology
TURKEYThey Unmercifully Repress Kurds Even Yet. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Places:Countries
TURKEY (2)Thousands Unnecessarily Rudely Killed Every Year Santa Claus
Food & Drink
Science:Biology:Animals:Birds
TURKMENISTANThey Until Recently Kept Moscow's Edicts, Now Independent - Some Think Autonomy Novel. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Places:Countries
TURNIPThis Unremarkable Root Never Inspires Passion Angela Brett
Food & Drink
TURTLEThey Unerringly Return To Lay Eggs TMcCO'G referring to how the females of many breeds of turtle return to the beach where they hatched out, to lay their eggs. After many years of wandering all over the ocean this indicates an uncanny sense of direction.
Science:Biology:Animals
TUSHTwin Undulations, Sit Here. Tony McCoy O'Grady
Science:Biology:Body Parts
TVTime's Valuable! Angela Brett, since TV tends to waste a lot of time.
Entertainment:TV shows
TV NEWSTo View Notable Events, Watch Screen. Angela Brett
Communication
TWADDLEThose With Attitude Disorders Don't Like Experts John Richard Jones
People & Relationships
TWAINThis Writer Authored Interesting Novels Tony McCoy O'Grady
Art & Literature:Writers
TWENTYThey Won't Even Notice The Year Angela Brett, on her 20th birthday.
Time:Age
TWENTY (2)Thanks Woz, Enjoyed Nattering To You Angela Brett, after Steve Wozniak called to wish her a happy 20th birthday.
Time:Age
TWENTY (3)That Woman Eventually Notched Twenty Years! Eric Bridgstock
Time:Age
TWINETwisted Wiry Inventions Not Everlasting Angela Brett and Tony McCoy O'Grady
Household Objects:Threads & Fabric
TWINE (2)Thinness Will Induce Non-Existence Angela Brett
Household Objects:Threads & Fabric:Edible(?)
TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STARTiny White Irridescent Night-Kindled Light Ever Twinkling While I Now Know Little Except Light Is Terribly Tiny Like Expensive Stones That Are Rare Patricia Rix
Art & Literature:Nursery Rhymes
TWINSTwo Weaned Individuals Needing Sustenance Jan Morgan
People & Relationships:Family
TWISSThis Wordy Idiot Slandered, Somesay Jeff Anonymous (There is a tale about an Englishman called Richard Twiss who got a chamber pot named after him for slandering Ireland)
Places:Buildings:The 'Little Room'
TWISTThis Will Involve Some Turning. Angela Brett
Assorted Verbs
TWIST (2)Terpsichory Which Identified Sixties Teenagers Tony McCoy O'Grady
Entertainment:Music
TWIST (3)Torque Wrench Imparts Serious Tension Tony McCoy O'Grady
Assorted Verbs
TWISTEDTruly Wicked Individual Still Trying Evil Deeds Tony McCoy O'Grady
People & Relationships:Personality Traits
TWISTED (2)Turning Will Instill Style, Thus Elaborating Design Tony McCoy O'Grady
Assorted Adjectives
TWITCHThere's Windoze In This Computer... Help! Angela Brett
Computers:Windows
TWOSTo/Time (Wonderful October) Standard! Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. TWOS! set: {Standard Time, Daylight Time}
Time
Science:Mathematics:Numbers
TYBALTTake Your Blade And Lunge Through Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to the character in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
Art & Literature:Shakespearean Plays:Romeo and Juliet
TYRETube, Yet Rotates Evenly Eric Bridgstock
Transport:Car Parts
TYROThis Youth Requires Orientation. Roger Williams
People & Relationships
TZARThis Zombie's A Ruler! Tony McCoy O'Grady
Politics
TZIGANETrying Zany Iconoclast Gypsies Antics, Not Ethical Jan Morgan
People & Relationships:Nationalities & Races
AAAlways Alkaline Jeff Anonymous (on the rareness of carbon-zinc and nickel-metal hydride AA batteries. ya can usually only get alkaline and rechargable alkaline)
Re-expansions of existing acronyms
AAAAvailable As Alkaline Dustan Dowsing, who resorted to acronymising battery sizes in an attempt to get the overall first acronym.
Re-expansions of existing acronyms
AAAAAlso Available As Alkaline Dustan Dowsing
Re-expansions of existing acronyms

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