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Noun
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Egyptian officials also unveiled the discovery of an ancient monastery dating back to the dawn of Christian monasticism.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Following several years of contemplation and asceticism, Dorje hopes to return to the United States to teach in Minnesota's Buddhist community at the Nyingmapa Taksham Buddhist Center.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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Within pashmina throws and Ladakh yak-wool woven rugs, sold in the shop, soften the near-monastic asceticism of the décor and effects of the crepuscular lighting.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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But then Popper smiled and the arrival of opening day momentarily mellowed his gruffness.—
Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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Mackay and Turner are both excellent, two movie stars who seem totally game to be asked to move with real gruffness.—
Sam Bodrojan,
IndieWire,
7 Sep. 2025
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Kenney’s petition, which has nearly 4,000 signatures, urged the CSU not to spend money renewing the contract with OpenAI when several campuses like San Francisco State and Sonoma State had recently enacted austerity measures.—
Tarini Mehta,
Sacbee.com,
29 May 2026
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The state should not respond with austerity that drives more educators out.—
Mercury News Editorial Board,
Mercury News,
27 May 2026
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April’s showers have brought not flowers to the Reds, but dourness.—
C. Trent Rosecrans,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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With its single Xenomorph antagonist, its cramped environment, and its fairly helpless cast of characters, a video-game adaptation sounds like an exercise in pure dourness.—
Daniel Dockery,
Vulture,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Austereness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/austereness. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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