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exquisites

noun

plural of exquisite
as in swells

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  1. swells
  2. cavaliers
  3. blades
Noun
  • Every morning, before surfers paddled out, the longtime Venice resident described swells, winds and surf conditions to his followers, becoming for some the town’s trusted surf chronicler.
    — Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The remnants of that storm also are causing big swells of waves in the ocean, and those are expected to keep having an impact on Bay Area beaches.
    — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of swells
Noun
  • The young women and their cavaliers headed to L’Arc, a nightclub in Paris situated near the Shangri-La; there, the group continued their celebrations some hours later.
    — Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
Definition of cavaliers
Noun
  • And after all my time testing knives, the blades that became my go-tos have surprised me.
    — Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The day before fertilization, water your lawn thoroughly and also hydrate it afterward to make sure any fertilizer sticking to the blades washes into the soil.
    — Mallory Carra, The Spruce, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of blades
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