as in dustiness
the state or quality of being dirty
a photograph that captures the dinge, the dreariness, and the despair of an addict's apartment
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Recent Examples of dinge
An earnest, has-a-costume-for-everything kind of guy, Daub is allergic to the greige and the dinge.
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Sandra Upson,
Wired,
18 Jan. 2021
Dinges said the two crewmembers whose sleep remained steady -- even in the absence of conventional daylight -- were those who kept to a strict schedule and found other ways to control their biological clocks.
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Michael Nedelman,
CNN,
1 June 2017
Dinges, now a professor at Columbia University, said in a telephone interview.
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Tracy Wilkinson,
latimes.com,
29 May 2017
Sandra Upson,
Wired,
18 Jan. 2021
Dinges said the two crewmembers whose sleep remained steady -- even in the absence of conventional daylight -- were those who kept to a strict schedule and found other ways to control their biological clocks.
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Michael Nedelman,
CNN,
1 June 2017
Dinges, now a professor at Columbia University, said in a telephone interview.
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Tracy Wilkinson,
latimes.com,
29 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dinge
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However, if the staining is heavy or set-in, use 1/4 cup of powder per gallon of water.
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To further prevent obvious staining, choose darker flooring that won't show mud and dirt as easily.
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That’s the dirtiness of rugs and pulling.
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For a young team learning to stick up for each other, Mangiapane brings a needed dirtiness to the Hawks.
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Fennell continues to have a gift for exposing the sordidness of money and power.
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Neither Eliot nor Jules suspected anything, and the ease of the deception added to its pleasing sordidness.
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“Dinge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dinge. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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