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Noun
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This team has responded well to that bluntness.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2026 -
But his departure — and the bluntness of Spurs’ attacks here — indicate the importance of the January window.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
1 Jan. 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
Noun
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With off-putting brusqueness, the acupuncturist sticks needles into my head and left leg, leaves the room—and appears to forget all about me.—
Lucinda Rosenfeld,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
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In contrast, the abruptness of Kimmel’s suspension has sent shock waves throughout Hollywood.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
19 Sep. 2025
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Soliman is known as an elegant dresser, but his apartment was in bachelor-pad disarray, a reflection of his long hours at the hospital and the abruptness of his detention, said his friends, also clerics.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Dani’s surliness has evaporated.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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The Dolphins knew in the spring that Jalen Ramsey’s tardiness and surliness did not fit the culture that the organization wanted to build.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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There is plenty of coarseness in American arenas totally unrelated to MAGA or Trumpism, of course.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
11 Oct. 2025
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An alkaline compound, baking soda is a non-toxic cleaner with a coarseness that works wonders for scrubbing grime, removing difficult stains, and deodorizing stinky odors.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
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With its insistent, obsessive patter, not to mention its unrelenting commitment to in-your-face vulgarity, Sherman’s comedy is hardly for everyone.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
6 Dec. 2025
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The artist’s way, of course, is sincere, even if in the case of Dracula, sincerity begets just under three hours of unsparing cultural commentary and full goose bozo vulgarity.—
Andy Crump,
Time,
31 Oct. 2025
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There’s no hiding it—the most memorable dresses are those that make an undeniable impression, and designers are embracing the boldness.—
Rosie Jarman,
Vogue,
3 Jan. 2026
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The menu carries that same old-school, big-city boldness, with roasted lobster tails sumptuous with bone marrow, duck confit, cappelletti with braised beef, and hand-cut, dry-aged steaks sourced from Fred Linz in, yep, Chicago.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
29 Dec. 2025
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“Bluffness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bluffness. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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