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Noun
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But Lanegan turns out, despite his initial bout of laconism, to be forthcoming, even charming.—
Jim Greer,
SPIN,
10 Apr. 2022
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Half-liters and even smaller mugs ensure that every pour stays at its most refreshing, honoring the lager’s core promise of crispness.—
Hudson Lindenberger,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Because freezing can impact the freshness and crispness of cabbage, Newman says frozen cabbage is best used in soups or stews rather than recipes like coleslaw that feature it raw.—
Heather Riske,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Aug. 2025
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The rapidity and the terseness of the onscreen action leaps from scene to scene, from event to event, from one salient point to the next, with nothing incidental in between, nothing revealing anything besides what directly elucidates the story as Polanski chooses to tell it.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
14 Aug. 2025
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But the abruptness of the changes spooked longtime staff, who understandably recoiled at the implication that critics are the same as regular beat reporters.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Ignore them, and even disciplined leaders see diminishing returns.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Waller announced his decision to retire due to his love of the game diminishing and expressed a desire to grow in the music industry.—
Andrew Wright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Compendiousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compendiousness. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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