as in austere
providing only the essentials and nothing fancy or luxurious
accommodations on the windjammer are spartan but clean and comfortable nevertheless
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Adjective
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This austere throwback is fated to be forever known as the movie in which its star accidentally fired a gun with a live round and fatally wounded a crew member.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
2 May 2025 -
The walls of these rooms accomplish a kind of muting of her aura, a place where veneration feels austere or regimented by bureaucracy.—
Harmony Holiday,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Style them with a simple tank for a casual day out, or add a blazer and ballet flats for a more polished airport look.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
12 May 2025
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While rectal cancers can be detected with a simple MRI scan, other cancer types are more difficult.—
Claire Bugos,
Verywell Health,
12 May 2025
Adjective
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New automaker Slate unveils a no-frills, stripped down electric truck for under $30K Tyson Jominy, vice president of data and analytics at J.D. Power, said wagons, like the forgotten minivan, have been unfairly maligned by U.S. motorists.—
Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
3 May 2025
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The upper is made of a soft, flexible knit material, with a slim, no-frills strap to keep feet secure.—
Aly Walansky,
Travel + Leisure,
1 May 2025
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Through multiple social media posts, Richard drew attention to the stark contrast between his own training gear and the conditions faced by athletes at Clon Circus.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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The content thrives in stark contrast to the dark online world of the manosphere and offers an alternative to misogyny (awesome, right?).—
Sam Woodward,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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“Spartan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spartan. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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