as in nerve
shameless boldness
the grandchildren had the crust to ask for more money after wasting the first handout
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Recent Examples of crust
Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
Using the bottom of a cup, press crust in an even layer in bottom and up sides of pie plate.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
While tubing mascaras offer some of the most popular no-clump formulas, other options rely on thin lash combs and hydrating ingredients to ensure that your makeup doesn’t crust up during application.
—Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The chocolate pecan chess pie blends a classic pecan pie with a chocolate chess pie that is baked together in Pop Pie’s signature all-butter crust.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
Using the bottom of a cup, press crust in an even layer in bottom and up sides of pie plate.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
During the first few days, normal symptoms such as crusting and redness may happen.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
While tubing mascaras offer some of the most popular no-clump formulas, other options rely on thin lash combs and hydrating ingredients to ensure that your makeup doesn’t crust up during application.
—Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crust
Noun
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Instead, cells at the site revert to a stem-like state, forming a blastema, a miniature limb-making factory that reconstructs bones, muscles, nerves, and skin with flawless precision.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
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According to Mayo Clinic, the disease is a progressive nerve disorder that impacts movement and speech.—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The business ends of her tools are scrupulously clean, but the pale, slightly discoloured wooden handles have bits of old clay caked to them.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
8 Oct. 2025
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When you’ve been outscored 69-9 in the first halves and by 76 points overall in the previous three games after losing Joe Burrow for three months, every decision comes caked in desperation.—
Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The gall to say that I'm washed?—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Oct. 2025
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Two interesting examples of insects that need goldenrods are the goldenrod gall fly and the goldenrod gall moth.—
Markis Hill,
Kansas City Star,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Police entered the home on a welfare check and noticed blood smeared on the walls and furniture scattered across the living room.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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Just smear fake blood on your face, get gussied up in your finest wedding attire, and make sure to pose throughout the night, your lips hovering just inches away from each other, but never quite touching.—
James Factora,
Them.,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Professional arrogance, that is, that pushed Atkinson to exceed everybody’s expectations … except his own.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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True to his overconfidence-bordering-on-arrogance nature, new intern Wes earlier in the episode did not follow instructions and attended to patients without permission.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This one-of-a-kind chicken is made by marinating tender all-white meat chicken in jalapeño buttermilk flavor, which is then coated in a crispy, crunchy blend of tortilla chip crumbs and breadcrumbs.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
15 Oct. 2025
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Taco Bell’s crispy chicken is white meat marinated in jalapeño buttermilk and coated in breadcrumbs and tortilla chips.—
Helena Wegner,
Miami Herald,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The orange juice, peach preserves, mace, thyme, and deep umami flavors from soy and Worcestershire sauce all work together to create a flavor that goes down to the bone.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
17 Oct. 2025
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Its Tie-Dye pizza, made with tomato, vodka and pesto sauces, nods to both Italian American heritage and modern experimentation.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The band also appears to be diamond-encrusted.—
Michael Nied,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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Pictures show divers shining lights inside the wreckage of the ship, which was encrusted with algae and thick marine growth.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Crust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crust. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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