as in nerve
shameless boldness
the grandchildren had the crust to ask for more money after wasting the first handout
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Recent Examples of crust
Elise Taylor, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2024
Spread half of the red cream mixture over crust in pan.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
Overturning small portions of Earth’s crust revealed tiny tube worm larvae as well as some tube worms that reached 1.6 feet (0.5 meter) long.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
DiGiorno Thanksgiving Pizza returning for a limited time DiGiorno's creation, introduced in 2023, puts traditional Thanksgiving dishes on a pizza crust with mozzarella and cheddar cheeses.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 16 Oct. 2024
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Noun
One was chocolate with a chocolate cookie crust, a vanilla French meringue buttercream, and filled with chocolate crémeux.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2024
Spread half of the red cream mixture over crust in pan.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
Overturning small portions of Earth’s crust revealed tiny tube worm larvae as well as some tube worms that reached 1.6 feet (0.5 meter) long.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
DiGiorno Thanksgiving Pizza returning for a limited time DiGiorno's creation, introduced in 2023, puts traditional Thanksgiving dishes on a pizza crust with mozzarella and cheddar cheeses.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 16 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crust
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The pot shattered, severing tissue and nerves in Treinen’s thumb.Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
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Severe frostbite can lead to long-term complications like chronic pain and nerve damage.Lindsay Curtis, Health, 1 Nov. 2024
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As Shogun was bathing in the glory of its record 18 wins at the Emmy Awards ceremony at Los Angeles’ Peacock Theater in September, Japanese director Takeshi Fukunaga was caked in mud and sweat in a small village on Hokkaido.Gavin J Blair, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Nov. 2024
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The unit was caked in grime that had accumulated over a significant amount of time, though what killed them was not immediately clear.Declan Gallagher and Chris Bellamy, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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And Big Government had the gall to charge me $35 to get in?Peter Rubin, Longreads, 19 Sep. 2024
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The females will then find a gall, or a growth on a plant caused by mites, insects or some other kind of infestation.Li Cohen, CBS News, 15 Aug. 2024
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Lila’s makeup is smeared all over her face; the windows of the apartment are wide open, the wind rattling the empty rooms.Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
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Rubbing will smear the mud and cause a bigger problem.Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2024
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Dastmalchian gets to play it all — disbelief, arrogance, grieving, terrified — sometimes in the same moment.Jenelle Riley, Variety, 31 Oct. 2024
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These things are a big investment of time and to have not one, but two of them that might otherwise have had a reasonable expectation of success — probably arrogance on my part — but still, many times an author who gets published once can get published a second time.Choire Sicha, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2024
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Swirl to coat the bottom of the pan and add the sliced red onions.Claudia Alexander, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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The volumising, panoramic mascara has a similar inky black appearance as the nail polish used at Marc Jacobs, but instead, a thick, contoured brush is used to sculpt and coat each lash.India Espy-Jones, Essence, 5 Nov. 2024
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An example of an unexpected ingredient is anchovies in a ragu sauce or sautéed with capers and garlic for chicken thighs.Claudia Alexander, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Start with the prime beef meatballs, follow with hand cut pasta topped with short rib Bolognese and finish with a showstopper: a flaming meringue torte, singed tableside and then covered in a warm chocolate sauce.Kathy A. McDonald, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
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Additional accent stones are encrusted into each side of the band to create a majestic-looking piece that sparkles in the sunlight.Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2023
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The statement jewelry also supported a large coin pendant, which was encrusted in a plate of diamonds and emeralds.Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 June 2023
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“Crust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crust. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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