pertness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pertness
Noun
  • Then there are parasitic wasps, which lay their eggs in the galls and go on to devour the entire oak gall wasp.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
  • What unmitigated gall this organization has!
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 11 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The new neurons integrated smoothly with existing nerve circuits.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Whatever the manifestation—hair-tucking, shorts-pulling, ball-bouncing, bobbing, pocket-checking, or something else entirely—the familiarity of these motions can have a soothing effect, calming the player’s nerves before a big shot.
    Caroline Tien, SELF, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This arrogance is not just limited to tech titans.
    Christian Josi, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
  • These traits do not always show up as arrogance.
    Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
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“Pertness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pertness. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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