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as in mustiness
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as in datedness
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fustiness
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Every major tech leap, from the printing press to the internet, sparked fears of obsolescence.—
Trushant Mehta,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025 -
For those facing obsolescence, the toll is both economic and personal.—
Wayne Liu,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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Built by the pharaoh Akhenaten, who was dedicated to worshipping the sun's disk, the ancient city was discovered in 2020 near Luxor by Zahi Hawass, one of the world's most famous archaeologists and former minister of tourism and antiquities in Egypt.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
19 July 2025
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The purpose of seeking a humanities education is to learn the great texts and ideas that have stirred the soul of civilization since antiquity.—
Isabella Brannon,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2025
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This rotting food would inevitably emit a stench so overpowering that early European explorers, fur trappers, and missionaries were sickened by it.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 July 2025
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This rotting food would inevitably emit a stench so overpowering that early European explorers, fur trappers and missionaries were sickened by it.—
Melanie Beasley,
The Conversation,
25 July 2025
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Today, the unique venue hosts local, regional, and international soul, folk, rock, funk, and country talent from spring through fall.—
Korrin Bishop,
Southern Living,
7 Aug. 2025
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Aaron Judge’s return to the Yankees’ lineup didn’t make much of a difference on Tuesday, not with Nathan Eovaldi at his very best and Devin Williams still in a funk.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
6 Aug. 2025
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His actions reek of political theater, his fear and disdain of home rule and his desperate need to be relevant.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Aug. 2025
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The absence of these performances among the nominations reeks of a snobbishness that the Academy should have long outgrown.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
23 July 2025
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My participation in this harmful farce left a stink on me that won’t soon wash off.—
Vincent Schiraldi,
Baltimore Sun,
26 June 2025
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King’s Chapel was established in 1683 as the first Anglican church in New England, which was settled starting in 1620 by dissenters who wanted a theocracy and religion shorn of folderol, cant, and the stink of popes and kings.—
Brian T. Allen,
National Review,
19 July 2025
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“Fustiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fustiness. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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