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They're word pairs from famous sayings about things being the best: "Cream of the crop", "pick of the litter", etc. The first word of each pair is in the top half and the second in the bottom. It's a fun little twist.
Strands #238
“Best of the best”
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FYI you can trim 80% of that. https://www.amazon.com/LEXiBOOK-Educational-Activities-Mathematics-Dactylography/dp/B0B6HKB3JF/ Amazon sure loves its tracking data.
Strands #237
“Sing-song”
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Poo milkshake
"Poothie" was right there.
Strands #234
“On the road”
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I think it's because they're quoting her use of the word. But I agree it's almost indistinguishable from scare quotes when used around a single word like that.