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
R29 Team, Refinery29, 19 Sep. 2025
The crusts disappear within an average of 10 days, shock shedding is seen from the third week, and new hair starts to grow within three to six months.
—Wyles Daniel, jsonline.com, 19 Sep. 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
This loaf is tall and has a lovely, crackly crisp crust.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 19 Sep. 2025
The crusts disappear within an average of 10 days, shock shedding is seen from the third week, and new hair starts to grow within three to six months.
—Wyles Daniel, jsonline.com, 19 Sep. 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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The retina is a layer of tissue at the back of the eyeball that converts images into nerve signals that are sent to the brain, and the peripheral retina is the outer portion, which gives us side vision.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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Far fewer have the nerve to suggest that, as a beleaguered antifascist remnant stares down a white-supremacist police state, a biracial child will lead them.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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As for towels, they'll likely be soaked or caked with mud after every use.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
16 Sep. 2025
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Mud caked the walls and floors on the home’s bottom level.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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
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This crisis has shown us which world leaders will not only consent to this genocide, but brutally discipline their populations for having the gall to question it.—
Jack Sheehan
September 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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After smearing Tylenol, the president's unscripted remarks quickly veered into an incoherent rant linking vaccines to autism as well.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
24 Sep. 2025
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Mash it up, smear it on toast, toss it in a salad, or eat it straight.—
Claire Bugos,
Verywell Health,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Blenkin told Variety in September 2025 that his character's laughter comes from arrogance.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
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Nishijima brings his characteristic intensity to Kenji, a man whose academic arrogance masks deep insecurity and desperation.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Add chicken, and stir to coat in oil mixture.—
Sonal Dutt,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
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The cast-iron is further enhanced with an enamel coating that not only looks attractive, but also prevents food from sticking to the bottom.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Prepare according to package directions, let cool, then squeeze out as much water as possible before adding to the sauce.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
26 Sep. 2025
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An Oktoberfest board includes a sausage, two soft pretzels, cheese sauce, German mustard, sauerkraut and radi, or German radish that is typically consumed with beer.—
Marcus Smith,
Sacbee.com,
26 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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Beyoncé gave husband Jay-Z a $5 million Hublot Big Bang watch encrusted with nearly 1,300 diamonds on his 43rd birthday.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Crust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crust. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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