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
Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 25 June 2025
Baskaran added that the imports from Myanmar are also particularly high in heavy rare earth element contents, which are generally less abundant in the earth’s crust, elevating their value and scarcity.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 24 June 2025
Geologists have long suspected that Afar is underlain by a mantle plume, a pillar of upwelling hot material that is helping to drive apart the overlying crust.
—Ian Randall, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
The distinction between being unique and ho hum is as thin as the crust.
—Bill Field, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2025
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Noun
Researchers then combined sample analysis with existing data and advanced statistical modeling to explore the area’s crust and mantle dynamics.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 25 June 2025
Baskaran added that the imports from Myanmar are also particularly high in heavy rare earth element contents, which are generally less abundant in the earth’s crust, elevating their value and scarcity.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 24 June 2025
Geologists have long suspected that Afar is underlain by a mantle plume, a pillar of upwelling hot material that is helping to drive apart the overlying crust.
—Ian Randall, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
The distinction between being unique and ho hum is as thin as the crust.
—Bill Field, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crust
Noun
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Consider Otto Loewi, the German physiologist who helped prove that nerve signals are transmitted chemically.—
Chris Reed,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2025
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In that study, a chemical formulation was injected into a paralyzed rat's spine before the nerve tissue was stimulated with electricity.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
6 July 2025
Verb
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All his belongings — a mattress, sports cards, his pet parakeet’s bird cage — now sit caked in mud in front of his home.—
Nadia Lathan,
Chicago Tribune,
8 July 2025
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Photos of the aftermath show children's bunks caked in mud, belongings strewn about and a building with an entire wall missing.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
8 July 2025
Noun
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Ignoring the reason Fernandes Anderson won’t be back to join her former colleagues made for some moments of head-smacking irony and sheer gall.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
27 June 2025
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Queen, not yet a high school upperclassman, showed some gall.—
Sam Cohn,
Baltimore Sun,
25 June 2025
Verb
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Baldoni’s countersuit, accusing her of smearing him, was dismissed last week.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
19 June 2025
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In extreme cases, some parents will threaten to smear the therapist's name, leave bad reviews, complain to the licensing board, or even threaten the therapist’s physical safety.—
Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
23 June 2025
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Putin’s arrogance in wanting total Ukrainian surrender could prove his downfall, if only Trump sticks to his position.—
Daniel Fried,
Time,
15 July 2025
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The arrogance wasn’t hers alone; many people have tried to assign the Tully monster a place in the tree of life since it was first discovered 70 years ago.—
Cody Cottier,
Discover Magazine,
8 July 2025
Verb
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Except there’s a mystery, wrapped in an enigma, and coated in a puzzle.—
Irina Ivanova,
Fortune,
13 July 2025
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Chicken and waffles are also popular, and one waffle menu item comes coated in Fruity Pebbles breakfast cereal.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Starbucks last month also changed how its charges for drink add-ons like syrups and match powder, charging a flat fee of 80 cents for any combination of sauces and syrups, including additional pumps.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
14 July 2025
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Many of the restaurants’ sauces and stocks were made using vegetable stalks, trimmings, peelings and bruised fruits that are not attractive enough to display.—
Ramsey Qubein,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
Verb
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High ceilings stretched above me, encrusted with mouldings of flowers and faces, while garlands, angels, and Ionic columns flocked the dirty, peeling walls.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
12 Mar. 2025
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His Lifestyle Flyback Chronograph RM 72-01 is encrusted with diamonds set in white gold and features a green rubber strap.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Crust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crust. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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