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Recent Examples of rudimentary After getting married, Otero used a rudimentary game board and game pieces to play a version of Homeplate USA, always being careful to hide it from his wife and children. Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2025 At the Congress of Vienna in 1814–15, the European powers convened to create a rudimentary order. Ngaire Woods, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025 But there are all kinds of rudimentary tasks that developers don’t want to have to do (or tasks that challenge their expertise) and an AI agent can fill both gaps and augment workflows by working alongside the platform engineer and enabling that engineer to do more higher-value tasks. Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025 Instead of making something miraculous out of rudimentary materials, Government Cheese has a pantry of fine ingredients but never puts together anything palatable. Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rudimentary
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rudimentary
Adjective
  • Houde said these mammoth animals are a primitive group of proboscideans ('elephantoids') from which modern elephants evolved.
    Joseph J. Kolb, Fox News, 18 July 2017
  • Many are primitive and remote, and don’t have restrooms or water.
    OregonLive.com, OregonLive.com, 12 July 2017
Adjective
  • In addition to abortions, Planned Parenthood clinics offer birth control, pregnancy testing, STD testing, and basic gynecological services.
    Riley Beggin, USA Today, 18 May 2025
  • Even Judicial Watch, a conservative legal group known for public records litigation often aimed at uncovering information about Democratic officials and administrations, said it is increasingly being forced to fight in court just to access basic records.
    Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 18 May 2025
Adjective
  • Last week, the Legislature approved a statewide school-day ban in elementary and middle schools.
    Christopher J. Ferguson, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2025
  • The committee also pushed back on Lamont over the Education Cost Sharing grant, the main funding program to support local elementary and secondary school operating expenses.
    Jessika Harkay, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2025
Adjective
  • The introductory outdoor clocks typically start around $20, with better and bigger models reaching up to around $60.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
  • Of particular note here is an introductory land like a Main Street, U.S.A., leading to a central hub.
    Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025
Adjective
  • But low pay for drivers isn’t fundamental to the business of taxi and food delivery work.
    Daniel Ocampo, Hartford Courant, 18 May 2025
  • Now a nursing student at New York's SUNY Erie Community College, Rodriguez exemplifies a fundamental shift reshaping higher education.
    Scott White, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025

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“Rudimentary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rudimentary. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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