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Adjective
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Making homes inhospitable to pests is a sign of a good cleaning routine, but when insects start showing up, something is amiss.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 May 2026 -
While the ocean’s perpetually cold and dark depths may seem inhospitable, Evans notes that the deep sea has less variation in temperatures and available oxygen than shallow environments.—
Jack Tamisiea,
Scientific American,
20 May 2026
Adjective
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Their once pliable playthings are now embalmed, lifeless.—
Theo Belci,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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She’s found the next morning clad in her signature maroon hoodie, lifeless and grey on her sponsor Ali’s (Colman Domingo) couch.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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The team meticulously marks, measures, and photographs each crater and depression, all the while brushing off questions from villagers befuddled by the interest in this barren, untillable plot of land.—
Kathleen McLaughlin,
Science | AAAS,
21 June 2017
Adjective
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For years, radical climate activists have painted a bleak view of the future.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
29 May 2026
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The bleak, desolate masterpiece from 1989’s Pretty Hate Machine was used to great effect in 1995’s Natural Born Killers, the first film soundtrack produced by Reznor.—
Al Shipley,
SPIN,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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Movies based on videogames, once unfertile IP for Hollywood at the box office, have blossomed in recent years.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
9 June 2025
Adjective
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In many ways, the modern wellness industry appears increasingly focused not on optimization alone — but on helping chronically stressed, inflamed, exhausted, and physically depleted people simply feel functional again.—
Meggen Harris,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Replacing depleted missile stocks will require sustained investment.—
Editorial Board,
Washington Post,
12 May 2026
Adjective
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In Stoddart’s estimation, the best way to freeze these semi-consumed cakes is in slices.—
Taylor Tobin,
Southern Living,
2 Dec. 2025
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“Uncultivable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncultivable. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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