adscititious

Definition of adscititiousnext

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Adjective
  • After Friday’s 50-minute practice session — the Cup cars’ only time on the track before Saturday’s qualifying and Sunday’s race — drivers were united in their concerns about the multi-surface circuit’s lack of grip, tight walls and fears of a high attrition rate in Sunday’s 75-lap feature.
    Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2026
  • Audiences Were Never in One Place The shift toward multi-surface creation isn’t just happening on the creator side.
    Stephanie Hind, Rolling Stone, 1 May 2026
Adjective
  • Adams offered two incidental new piano pieces and one for string quartet containing his characteristic rhythmic excitement and melodic eloquence.
    Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2026
  • Too much time is devoted to elevating one-note supporting characters and their incidental solo missions, and too little time is given to the star attraction, the man from outer space, the guy with a face worthy of comparing to the Mona Lisa.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 22 June 2026
Adjective
  • Always turn off the electricity and water supply line and remove nearby light fixtures when dealing with bursting ceiling pipes to avoid accidental electrocution.
    Helen Andriatsitohaina, The Spruce, 24 June 2026
  • In fact, the two met via an accidental Instagram follow.
    Kaitlyn Harvey, AJC.com, 24 June 2026
Adjective
  • For food companies, switching to another supplier or type of protein isn’t a superficial switch.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 21 June 2026
  • Some suggest his superficial charm is giving a false picture of his political talents.
    Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 19 June 2026
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“Adscititious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adscititious. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.

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