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brunts

noun

plural of brunt
as in weights
the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts the brunt of the responsibility fell on her shoulders

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  1. weights
  2. bodies
  3. cores
  4. staples
Noun
  • Because my initial output was short and structured with a single link, the system’s mathematical weights became heavily biased toward repeating that exact shape.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Notably, in a tweet congratulating Jensen on the deal, Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora echoed the importance of balancing open source and open weights with frontier LLMs.
    — , CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of weights
Noun
  • The bodies of six passengers and 108 people were rescued Sunday by search teams, which increased to 655 personnel on Monday, said National Search and Rescue Agency chief Mohammad Syafii.
    — IMAN SATRIA, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Kansas’ Union soldiers, who were known as Jayhawkers, responded by cleansing three Missouri counties along the border and stacking a similar number of dead bodies in retaliation.
    — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of bodies
Noun
  • The chip includes a second Neural Engine, bringing the total to 32 Neural Engine cores.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Bridget Wade, a micropaleontologist at University College London, had been studying sediment cores for decades when her team noticed a curious pattern.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of cores
Noun
  • That same year, deputies severely beat Joseph Perez on a San Gabriel Valley street, leaving him in need of 30 stitches and staples in his face and head.
    — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Inflation has also soared above 80%, with prices for certain food staples up 100%.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of staples
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“Brunts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brunts. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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