sootiness

Definition of sootinessnext

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Noun
  • The muddiness of Manchester gives way to a brighter color palette later in the film as Lee and her followers travel to America in pursuit of religious freedom.
    Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 25 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • While working long days in construction and nights as an Uber driver, Colmenares tried to navigate around the menace and squalor.
    Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 30 Dec. 2025
  • The struggles against inhuman prejudice, against squalor, ignorance, and disease, have always owed a great deal to the determination and tenacity of women.
    Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 30 Nov. 2025
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“Sootiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sootiness. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.

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