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
Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Aug. 2025
Even if the pan is completely nonstick, some deep pan pizzas can benefit from having a drizzle of olive oil at the bottom of the pan to help the crust crisp up.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 Aug. 2025
The ash seasoning crusting the fish is made from charred citrus rinds, garlic skins and other trim waste coming from the dinner’s preparation, according to Pecha.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Drape a sheet of it over a skillet chicken pot pie (a layer of egg wash brushed over the top crust will help remedy the gray undertone) or crimp it into a bottom crust for cheesy broccoli quiche.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Aug. 2025
Even if the pan is completely nonstick, some deep pan pizzas can benefit from having a drizzle of olive oil at the bottom of the pan to help the crust crisp up.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
Something crusted their corners shut.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 Aug. 2025
The ash seasoning crusting the fish is made from charred citrus rinds, garlic skins and other trim waste coming from the dinner’s preparation, according to Pecha.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crust
Noun
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The new neurons integrated smoothly with existing nerve circuits.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
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Whatever the manifestation—hair-tucking, shorts-pulling, ball-bouncing, bobbing, pocket-checking, or something else entirely—the familiarity of these motions can have a soothing effect, calming the player’s nerves before a big shot.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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
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But the experience with crypto mining, where GPUs are run inside dusty data centers that leave GPUs caked in dirt, were a catalyst for what became CoreWeave’s secret sauce.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Then there are parasitic wasps, which lay their eggs in the galls and go on to devour the entire oak gall wasp.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Aug. 2025
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What unmitigated gall this organization has!—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Rubbing will smear the mud and cause a bigger problem.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
6 Sep. 2025
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Jason’s windshield was smeared, and the late-afternoon sunlight came through hazily.—
Akhil Sharma,
New Yorker,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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This arrogance is not just limited to tech titans.—
Christian Josi,
Boston Herald,
31 Aug. 2025
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These traits do not always show up as arrogance.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Applicators infiltrated cities across the nation, coating the chemical on street trees, parks and front lawns.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
3 Sep. 2025
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Honey and olive oil are a match made in heaven to coat roasted salmon or dress green and grain salads.—
Jess Cording,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Economy passengers can expect free meals featuring options like chicken with Japanese curry or a fish fillet with a herb-caper cream sauce, along with a selection of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Sep. 2025
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The drink features cold brew coffee, oat milk, and pumpkin pie syrup topped with cold foam, caramel sauce, and a crumbly graham cracker topping.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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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In the living room, wall panels composed of plaster, wood, and resin are encrusted with plexiglass and semiprecious stones.—
Wendy Goodman,
Curbed,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Crust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crust. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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