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Noun
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The purists were busy splitting hella hairs over the distinction between rap and real hip-hop.—
Rodney Carmichael,
NPR,
1 Oct. 2025 -
Yet even when considering all the superyacht trappings, purists like Coles remain unconvinced.—
Chrissie McClatchie,
Robb Report,
27 Sep. 2025
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Galligani, 55, remembers her mother as a perfectionist in the kitchen who would often scold her more free-spirited daughter for making a mess while cooking.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Sep. 2025
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Giorgio Armani was a perfectionist in the truest sense.—
Starr Bowenbank,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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