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Adjective
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The firefighters shrugged him off and seemed eager to finish the assignment.—
Alene Tchekmedyian,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026 -
Pembroke Pines Commissioners Tom Good and Mike Hernandez won reelection Tuesday despite a challenge from rivals eager to represent Broward County’s second most populous city.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Dracula and his brides are not the only hungrily desirous characters on display.—
Demetrios Matheou,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Feb. 2026
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Since 2012, Future Legends has dedicated itself to providing financial support, mentorship, and opportunity to deserving students desirous of attaining a college education on their road to success.—
Rancho Santa Fe Review,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Como had been neck-and-neck with Roma’s miserly backline before shipping four at Inter last Saturday, a chastening defeat that ended an unbeaten run stretching back to the end of August.—
Jack Bantock,
New York Times,
12 Dec. 2025
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In this version, miserly Madame Eleanor is visited by the ghost former business partner Jacob Marley as well as a few other apparitions.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
26 Nov. 2025
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Despite the plot’s violence and death, this is not a despairing book, but a hopeful one, of Appalachian women taking back their life stories from hoggish men whose power, both in the home and outside of it, is largely an illusion.—
Amy Rowland,
New York Times,
12 May 2020
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The pursuit of happiness, both materialistic and spiritual, is a recurring theme in my feature films.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
19 Jan. 2026
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More involved in things that aren’t materialistic.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Photos of red, itchy patches at the drug’s injection site (and even more serious claims of itchy patches all over the body) are being shared on Reddit and every social feed.—
Audrey Noble,
Vogue,
6 Mar. 2026
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Symptoms include swelling, itching, or irritation of the mouth or throat; hives or an itchy rash; nasal congestion; headache; trouble breathing; cramps, nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea; and, in severe cases, anaphylaxis.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
4 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The Pork Belly A breakfast diner that added piggish flair to Kuna’s dining scene is no more.—
Michael Deeds
January 1,
Idaho Statesman,
1 Jan. 2026
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Rogen lands a few funny lines, but the jokes mostly serve to distract from the point of the story: that freedom is ephemeral and easily corrupted, while humans are inherently piggish (as opposed to the other way around), seizing the first opportunity to take more than their share.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
9 June 2025
Adjective
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They are told to put money in piggy banks and not eat all their Halloween candy at once.—
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi,
Discover Magazine,
6 Feb. 2023
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Mottola and Hamm, who thought the movie needed more time, decided to break open their piggy banks.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Sep. 2022
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“Lickerish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lickerish. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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