as in garbage
language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense
that whole thing about how surprised she was to win the award was a crock
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Recent Examples of crock
Bryce Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 June 2024
There was also cary trie, a platter of ingredients designed to be mixed together: a small crock of curry ringed by rice noodles, snakehead fish steamed in banana leaves with fresh lemongrass and coconut cream, and little piles of julienned cucumber, bean sprouts, and banana flowers.
—Shamilee Vellu, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2024
Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2024
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Noun
The butter crock originated in the late 1800s, and using one simply involves adding water to the dish’s base.
—Bryce Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 June 2024
There was also cary trie, a platter of ingredients designed to be mixed together: a small crock of curry ringed by rice noodles, snakehead fish steamed in banana leaves with fresh lemongrass and coconut cream, and little piles of julienned cucumber, bean sprouts, and banana flowers.
—Shamilee Vellu, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2024
Verb
Store indigo garments together or wrap them in tissue to avoid crocking.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2024
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The Paragon was one of few splits reliable enough to navigate through the garbage with a semblance of grace, all while encouraging riders to throw little spins, ride switch, and pop off rock-hard pillows without too much concern for landing stability.Outside Editors, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
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The citizens of this country are not garbage for wanting to be able to afford groceries and a nice place to live.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Why risk messing that up because of a tiny screen? About the Author More Stories Coke, Twinkies, Skittles, and … Whole-Grain Bread?Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2024
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This feels like a confirmation that Ellie was partly to blame for messing the laundry up before, even if unintentionally.Emma Soren, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2024
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Already in Shasta County, a hotbed of far-right nonsense, these watchers have videotaped, followed and harassed county workers so much that 10 of 21 workers in the elections office have quit, according to CalMatters.Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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But it's commingled with misinformation, conjecture and nonsense.Mike Allen, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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Seen in a video that moves through the abandoned and disarrayed hallways of the pediatric intensive care unit at Al-Nasr Children’s Hospital in northern Gaza were several babies whose unattended bodies lay on separate hospital beds.Yasmine Salam, NBC News, 2 Dec. 2023
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Hybrid data is here to stay, so don’t let data disarray slow innovation or undermine smart business decision making.Ram Venkatesh, Forbes, 10 Aug. 2022
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Refrigerate overnight and then top with honey or maple syrup, fresh fruit, chocolate chips, coconut flakes or nuts.Lauryn Higgins, Parents, 2 Oct. 2024
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Specifically, there's an amino acid in nuts and meat called L-arginine that becomes converted to nitric oxide in the body, which can increase blood flow.Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
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They were stacked in teetering towers, jumbled in messy piles.Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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This kind of discovery is rare for Clovis technology, which usually has remains of many more visits and activities all jumbled together.Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 29 Oct. 2024
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Collins was mortified; the conga player was rubbish.Ryan Craig, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
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Seven-year-old Maria and her mother live in their own loving but surreal world built on sorting through bins and collecting shiny rubbish into an overflowing house.Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2024
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Fresh herbs, such as basil or mint, can be muddled to release their natural oils, adding a fresh aromatic element to cocktails.Rachel King, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Murphy’s recent shows at his legacy home base, FX, have been muddled and baroque, but on ABC, he’s got the goods, as evidenced by the premiere episode of his new show set on a luxury cruise ship.Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Crock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crock. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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