archetypal

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Adjective
  • Other lands are Super Nintendo World, How to Train Your Dragon – Isle of Berk, Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Ministry of Magic and Dark Universe, which features classic monsters such as the Creature From the Black Lagoon, the Mummy and brides of Dracula.
    Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2025
  • Recipe tested by Southern Living Test Kitchen Active Time: 30 mins Total Time: 1 hr 55 mins Servings: 12 This sweet and custardy bread pudding swaps out the brioche for buttery, flaky chocolate croissants, which takes the classic dessert up a notch.
    Anna Theoktisto, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • For this trip, the crew capsule was spun up to 11 revolutions per minute, as opposed to the typical half-revolution per minute.
    Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 7 Feb. 2025
  • What was typical of Tennessee was the chaos caused by the Lady Vols’ full-court pressure defense, specifically in a decisive third quarter in which Tennessee outscored UConn, 22-15 — the only quarter of the game the Lady Vols outscored the Huskies.
    Chantel Jennings, The Athletic, 7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • As played by Samantha Gershman in her Drury Lane Theatre debut, King is the quintessential girl next door: sweet, earnest and family-oriented.
    Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025
  • Sazerac This quintessential New Orleans cocktail, the Sazerac, has a beautiful spice character from the rye whiskey, compared to an Old Fashioned that would use the sweeter bourbon.
    Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • But the average 30-year mortgage rate has since moved up, from a little over 6% in September to closer to 7% today.
    Ruth Thompson, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2025
  • The average price of a new truck in January was $59,684, while SUVs sold for an average of $47,667, according to Cox Automotive.
    Joann Muller, Axios, 15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Outfit changes are becoming standard of sorts for hosts.
    Bailey Richards, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
  • Further, the releases lack basic features that are standard for virtually all Steam releases now, like achievements or Steam Cloud support.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • This 1989 build is No. 26 of the 29 made, and one of nine finished in the model’s definitive Blutengelb (Blossom Yellow) paint.
    Howard Walker, Robb Report, 10 Feb. 2025
  • The dual themes gave audiences plenty to unpack and the references mentioned here are not by any means a definitive or exhaustive list of all that was included.
    Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Instead, enter the address yourself, or use the normal method of clicking on your Google avatar in Gmail, for example.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2025
  • The Hornets were proactive in a normal way, unlike the Mavericks.
    J. Robbins, J. Edwards and D. Mayberry, The Athletic, 8 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The comedians reflect on which exemplary celebrity hosts had the skills to join the SNL cast full-time in this exclusive clip from the ep.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Finally, this exemplary fabric had been put into a massive machine called the Dolphin 1200, which finishes the fabric and prevents it from shrinking.
    Gary Shteyngart, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025
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