as in nerve
shameless boldness
the grandchildren had the crust to ask for more money after wasting the first handout
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Recent Examples of crust
Lynn Andriani,
Martha Stewart,
19 June 2026
Tandoori Pizza is best known for combining classic Indian dishes, like tandoori chicken, malai paneer, curry chicken and chicken tikka and serving it on a pizza crust, the website showed.
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Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
Michael Snyder,
Saveur,
11 Mar. 2026
Kingfish is crusted in chile and garlic, set atop a fennel-coconut puree.
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Andrea Strong,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Indulge in this timeless classic, with its silky smooth filling and graham cracker crust.
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Lynn Andriani,
Martha Stewart,
19 June 2026
Tandoori Pizza is best known for combining classic Indian dishes, like tandoori chicken, malai paneer, curry chicken and chicken tikka and serving it on a pizza crust, the website showed.
—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
Verb
The shrinking lake left behind a wasteland crusted in toxic salt.
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Michael Snyder,
Saveur,
11 Mar. 2026
Kingfish is crusted in chile and garlic, set atop a fennel-coconut puree.
—
Andrea Strong,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crust
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And yet Corfino tried to calm my nerves.
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The splint came off around day five, which was both exciting and nerve-wracking.
Verb
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Degrease The Kitchen If frying bacon or green tomatoes has left your range hood and cooktop with caked on grease, Windex can cut through it.
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The kids aren’t going to remember that mom made the birthday cakes herself.
Noun
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For in the last years of her life she will be troubled by terrible digestion and chronic bowel problems set off by a bout of grave illness, diagnosed as typhoid fever and gall-bladder disease, in the autumn of 1860.
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This microscopic roundworm lays its eggs in root tissues, causing swellings or galls to develop on infected roots.
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One group inflated a giant disco ball, while another smeared themselves with body paint next to a line of rehearsing dancers.
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The costume—doofy top hat, smeared white paint—suggested full commitment to the bit.
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Needless to say there was no second date, and, eventually though painfully, my own arrogance had some of its rough edges worn down.
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In Episode 3, Harris discussed the early arrogance of the founding fathers who made proposals for America's independence and questioned who was entitled to freedom.
Verb
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Mold still coats the walls along with holes in the ceiling.
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The original is coated in dark chocolate, though there is also now a milk chocolate version on shelves.
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Servers suggested mud crab, a variety known for its firmer, savory-sweetness that could handle the richness of the Macau-style curried coconut sauce in which it was baked.
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The classic and irresistible pairing of fat and acid is nothing short of genius; the butter that makes the sauce taste so rich and creamy is perfectly tempered by the vinegar that adds a signature tang to the hot sauce.
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The lookalike design is encrusted with 75 carats of pavé diamonds and is set in 18kt white gold.
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The Seahawks ring, large as a child’s fist, is encrusted with 20 carats of white diamonds and blue sapphires.
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“Crust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crust. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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