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Adjective
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Gaines says these are make-or-break for a functional, but still beautiful, entryway.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Aug. 2025 -
As ambient becomes standard, point-solution vendors face a make-or-break moment.—
David Chou,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Even with all the gumption in the world, the eponymous Elbow Grease does not win his climactic race.—
Sloane Crosley,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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Handshake: Why Johnson, Russell are at odds The forum’s climactic ending saw Russell stand and extend his arm towards Johnson.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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That is a crucial step in the process to receive assistance from the Federal Emergency Managment Agency, or FEMA.—
Sarah Volpenhein,
jsonline.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Research from the Max Planck Society reveals a crucial difference between empathy and compassion.—
Sahar Andrade,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The industry’s apocalyptic voices are becoming more panicked—and harder to dismiss.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
21 Aug. 2025
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The Black Death and its aftermath saw a great resurgence of apocalyptic flagellation, with thousands of adherents flogging themselves up and down the Continent (the movement failed to take off in England, which figures).—
Michael Robbins,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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Keeping high-ethylene producers away from climacteric fruits can keep them from ripening too quickly.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
15 July 2025
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For this reader, roughly the same age as Sam Raymond, there is uncommon pleasure in the paradoxes of this climacteric tale.—
Claire Messud,
Harper's Magazine,
22 June 2021
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“Go-no-go.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/go-no-go. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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