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In a fit-for-TikTok flourish, the conventional curtain call has been replaced by the cast members taking turns dancing—each one extravagantly costumed as a flower, in honor of Wilde, who sometimes wore on his lapel a green carnation, a covert symbol of his homosexuality.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
17 Nov. 2025 -
As the 1960s turned into the 1970s—literally, December 31, 1969—Jimi Hendrix debuted his new trio Band of Gypsys at Fillmore East, featuring the extravagantly Afroed singer-drummer Buddy Miles, who flashed both a passable croon and Stubblefield-style backbeat.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Nov. 2025
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That is true of leaders anywhere, but Israel’s history has predisposed some of its policymakers to focus excessively on day-to-day survival and to misapprehend or ignore strategic dynamics as a result.—
Andrew P. Miller,
Foreign Affairs,
5 Dec. 2025
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Levels that are lower than that can dry out skin and cause static electricity, and air that’s excessively dry can even damage wood structures, sheetrock, and leather furniture in your home, causing cracking and warping.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
4 Dec. 2025
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Our task, in the year of the United States’ two-hundred-and-fiftieth birthday, is to deprovincialize the Revolution, without unduly deprecating its originality.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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Think of the telegraph, which arrived in the 1840s and policymakers debated public ownership from its earliest days (in fact, the Labor Reform Party’s 1872 platform demanded the government prevent telegraph corporations from exacting rates that bore unduly on producers and consumers).—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
3 June 2026
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The place seemed inordinately busy.—
Byron W. Dalrymple,
Outdoor Life,
4 June 2026
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California’s budget is inordinately dependent on taxes on wealthy taxpayers’ investment profits and therefore is highly sensitive to stock market gyrations.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
31 Mar. 2026
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This picture book is immersive, evoking the itch of a sweater or the satisfying softness of a banana (as opposed to other intolerably crunchy snacks).—
Sara Rowe Mount,
Parents,
15 Oct. 2025
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Forcing the population into intolerably small areas.—
Grace Gilson,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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The chicken and sausage gave the dish plenty of substance, while the rice at the bottom helped soak up the savory broth, creating a meal that was hearty without being overly heavy – for someone with an empty stomach.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
10 June 2026
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How can employers effectively verify real-world abilities without creating an overly rigid or discouraging hiring process?—
Johnny C. Taylor Jr,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
Adverb
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The Justice Department was required to prove Lander knowingly and unreasonably obstructed the usual use of elevators and an elevator lobby.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2026
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And while Cathy has always been a famous beauty, Pugh is looking almost unreasonably chic as the arguable tyrant/Satan analog.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
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In 1969, a Miami News report cited her exorbitantly expensive rates—up to a thousand dollars for a single birth-chart analysis.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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An era of exorbitantly expensive venues is in full swing.—
Steve Doerschuk,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Immoderately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immoderately. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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