sootiness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sootiness
squalor
Noun
  • California’s struggle around homelessness has been a black eye and a contentious soft spot for years, and even the most sympathetic of Californians are tired of the squalor and pain.
    Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025
  • And what of the fact that Snow White, abandoned in the woods (where the Huntsman is too kindhearted to carry out the Evil Queen’s order to murder her), comes upon a cottage where seven cute, quarrelsome 249-year-old short men with Amish beards live in bachelor squalor and become her protectors?
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Sootiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sootiness. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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