as in austere
providing only the essentials and nothing fancy or luxurious
accommodations on the windjammer are spartan but clean and comfortable nevertheless
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Adjective
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This deployment aimed to test the squadron's ability to rapidly deploy jets from an austere location and to practice power projection from multiple locations.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025 -
The White House unveiled President Donald Trump's official portrait this week, replacing an austere photograph that was released for the president's inauguration earlier this year.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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The simplest ideas in mathematics can also be the most perplexing.—
Leila Sloman,
Wired News,
29 June 2025
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Start your day like a pro with simple morning cleaning habits that keep your home feeling fresh, organized, and under control.—
Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
28 June 2025
Adjective
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Here’s another no-frills drip coffee maker from OXO.—
Sarah Madaus,
Architectural Digest,
20 June 2025
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So many of my favorites in the city are within the district, like Four Four South Village for Taiwanese beef noodles, Kung Fu Little Steamed Buns and Kung Fu Kitchen for no-frills dumplings and noodles, The Handpulled Noodle for customizable noodle entrees, and Dim Sum Sam for wonton noodle soup.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
18 June 2025
Adjective
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In stark contrast with his first term, in which many senior officials steered the administration to focus on great-power competition, Trump appears to be pursuing a transactional approach to geopolitics based on dealmaking with other major powers.—
REBECCA LISSNER,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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The State of the Nation’s Housing 2025, from the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, lays out the numbers in stark detail.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
24 June 2025
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“Spartan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spartan. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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