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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Designer and filmmaker Tom Ford, meanwhile, commissioned Ando to build an austere, geometric masterpiece on his sprawling Cerro Pelon Ranch in New Mexico.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
3 July 2025 -
According to the reviews of the time, Rookwood Pottery mixed the industrial with the funky and the austere.—
Keith Pandolfi,
The Enquirer,
3 July 2025
Adjective
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Nearby is the kitchen, which is compact and simple as standard.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
11 July 2025
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Chris wore a simple navy blue polo shirt and khaki shorts combo, while Alexa showed off her growing bump in a white and blue floral dress — along with an Olympic logo necklace to complete her maternity style.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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This no-frills, lightweight muffin pan from Fat Daddio’s impressed our testers with its bakery-quality muffins.—
Mark Marino,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
26 June 2025
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Sports Reference’s Simple Rating System is a no-frills team strength metric that blends a team’s regular season margin of victory or defeat with its schedule strength.—
Sam Settleman,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
Adjective
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On a clear, low-humidity day, the solitary volcanic cone looms in the west, emerging as a stark evening silhouette when the sun dips behind its bulk.—
Jessica Kozuka,
Travel + Leisure,
6 July 2025
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What To Know Satellite imagery captured by Landsat 7, a joint mission of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and NASA, show a stark contrast in Lake Mead's water levels between July 1999 and May 2024, with the reservoir appearing noticeably smaller in the latter image.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 July 2025
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“Spartan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spartan. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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