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Adjective
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Both the Northern Taurid and Southern Taurid meteor streams are currently active, which could give rise to spectacular fireball events in the period leading up to their separate peaks in early November.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
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The Patriots and Titans exchanged punts before Drake Maye led his offense on an 11-play, 93-yard drive that culminated with a spectacular 3-yard touchdown catch from tight end Austin Hooper to knot the game at 10-10.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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The bizarre nature of targeting a running back is that the Cowboys have a far more glaring issue on the defensive side of the ball.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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A couple of buckets and a couple of rebounds a quarter with solid defense and a steady presence down low will solidify what was previously Los Angeles’ most glaring weak point.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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So the Dodgers installed the fancy Japanese toilets.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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Serve it for a holiday feast or any dinner that deserves to feel a little fancy without the fuss.—
Maggie Meyer Glisan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Oct. 2025
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The screenwriter, Nora Garrett, has achieved an amusingly florid Hollywood simulacrum—one that tilts into knowing parody—of an intensely self-regarding world.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
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Schnabel has already introduced his most florid gambit: flashbacks to Dante Alighieri, who is played by Isaac with a morose Shakespearean flourish.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
3 Sep. 2025
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Most of the other acts featured students dressed up in costumes or snazzy duds.—
Jeff Pearlman,
Rolling Stone,
17 Oct. 2025
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And its prestige image started to fade as snazzy new Chinese EV makers emerged and Tesla’s lineup needed a refresher (a new, roomier six-seater Model Y had a successful launch in August).—
Rebecca A. Fannin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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When Swift mentioned her own fears about AI, her statement had nothing to do with climate destruction, copyright infringement, tacky aesthetics, or any other conventional complaints about the technology.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
6 Oct. 2025
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When Jean arrived with Wole, before the sun was high-hot, Kelly was already there, sitting tacky under Mickey Martinez’s arm, inside his red F-150, the boat hitched behind.—
David Wright Faladé,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
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The emails were the last straw for the House of Windsor after years of tawdry headlines about Andrew’s dodgy friends and suspicious business deals.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
19 Oct. 2025
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Those are the experiences, people say, that built the man's character, not the tawdry details of one moment in time.—
Jade Jackson,
IndyStar,
15 Oct. 2025
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Choose from seven luxe shades, including a trendy chocolate brown, soothing sage green, and bright teal.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Oct. 2025
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It can be found just 5 degrees away from the bright star Segin in the constellation Cassiopeia — roughly the width of your three middle fingers held at arm's length — which can be found high above the northern horizon around midnight in October.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Glittery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glittery. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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