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
ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2026
If the crust is brown enough after 50 minutes, remove it from the oven.
—Amisha Gurbani, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Apr. 2026
Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 1 Jan. 2026
The patty is crusted in pepper.
—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Dec. 2025
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Noun
There appear to be two separate arms originating from the same general location at the crust-mantle boundary.
—ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2026
If the crust is brown enough after 50 minutes, remove it from the oven.
—Amisha Gurbani, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
For dinner, Federico and his staff were offering herb crusted rack of lamb, a pork chop with butter, sage and mortadella, or pan-seared halibut.
—Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 1 Jan. 2026
The patty is crusted in pepper.
—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crust
Noun
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Trigger-point injections reverse the hyper-irritability of nerves by inhibiting the influx of neurochemicals and re-regulating the function of various nerves.—
Dr. Patricia Richard,
Hartford Courant,
14 Apr. 2026
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The illness, if severe enough, can cause vision loss and nerve pain.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The team offers several classes per week, with a mix of hands-on and demonstration instruction across topics like steak, bread making, and cake baking and decorating.—
Nicole Schnitzler,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
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The interior gauges, caked in 50 years of dust, are beautiful, with a peculiar toggle switch in the center of the dashboard that looks like it was taken from an RAF Spitfire fighter plane.—
Jesus R. Garcia,
Houston Chronicle,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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To no one’s surprise, Axios reported last week that Republicans have the gall to consider more stealing from health care and day care to pay for a budget bill containing as much as $200 billion to fund the Iran war and immigration enforcement.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Possible diseases include powdery mildew, blight, crown rot, leaf gall, root rot, leaf spot, and rust.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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At the start of the short, paved trail, the green slopes appear smeared with vague suggestions of ocher and mauve.—
Alissa Greenberg,
Mercury News,
13 Apr. 2026
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During one rant against cancel culture and its pernicious tendency to smear the innocent, Tillman brings up Joseph McCarthy as a prime example of a person whose reputation was unfairly destroyed.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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While their energies differ, nearly all of them share the same basic drives (money, power, status) and the same fundamental flaws (greed, arrogance, selfishness).—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2026
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Their defensive style can look like arrogance or hostility.—
Paul Sanchez Ruiz,
The Conversation,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Lightly coat the exterior with olive oil.—
Kelly McCarthy,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Its weather-resistant powder coating withstands rain and other inclement weather.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Green enchilada sauce and a poblano chiles add the right amount of heat while the mashed Great Northern beans thicken the broth—no dairy needed.—
Amanda Favazza,
Southern Living,
15 Apr. 2026
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The company’s first kitchens had been built with a specially licensed cooking system referred to later as the Insta-broiler that moved beef patties around an electric heating unit and dropped them through chutes to soak in sauce, then be put in buns and wrapped.—
Steve Patterson,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Lopez kept the high-octane showgirl glamour going with a pair of towering cream leather thigh-high boots, which were also encrusted in a crystal diamante pattern.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
12 Apr. 2026
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Pictures show the iron cannon heavily encrusted with dirt and corrosion after being unearthed at the site.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Crust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crust. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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