as in stickiness
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Noun
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Palace were content with staying solid and hitting the visitors on the counter, but that quest for solidity created anxiety.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025 -
The season-ending anterior cruciate ligament tear suffered by the Brazilian centre-back Bremer in the Champions League tie away to RB Leipzig left Motta without one of his strongest defenders in October and, in time, chipped away at Juventus’ defensive solidity.—
Philip Buckingham,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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When in a supercritical state, water has lower viscosity than liquid water, yet higher than steam, allowing for improved flow dynamics in turbines and heat exchangers.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
13 Mar. 2025
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Dishes that have food with a high viscosity, like honey or curry, will need to soak for longer, whereas items with lower viscosity foods, such as coffee or soup, can soak for less time.—
Claire Hoppe,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Sep. 2024
Noun
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Harvard must immediately reform its student discipline policies and procedures so as to swiftly and transparently enforce its existing disciplinary policies with consistency and impartiality, and without double standards based on identity or ideology.—
Kayla Jimenez,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Why Consumers Stay Faithful, Even When the Boardroom Turns There’s a thread of consistency that runs through the chaos.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Gillin made sure to match Ratajkowski’s hair color, texture, and density to the K-tips and installed them with her growth patterns to maximize the seamless look.—
Catharine Malzahn,
Glamour,
22 Apr. 2025
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The phone’s battery has an impressive power density of 821Wh/L thanks to a high amount of silicon.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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While there are certainly products that can be used across different hair textures, lengths, curl patterns, thicknesses, colors (natural and unnatural), and needs, hair products are often created with specific consumers in mind.—
Jailynn Taylor,
Allure,
30 Apr. 2025
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Low magnesium levels can reduce bone density (thickness and strength), increasing your risk of fractures.—
Kirstyn Hill, PharmD, MPH,
Health,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Ropiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ropiness. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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