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Recent Examples of monkish
Bankman-Fried had become a legend by pushing an image of monkish aloofness, vowing to forsake the allures of his extraordinary wealth - sleeping on beanbag chairs, driving a Toyota Corolla - and to give away his fortune for the greater good.
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Tim Craig, Drew Harwell, Nitasha Tiku, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Nov. 2022
Bankman-Fried had become a legend by pushing an image of monkish aloofness, vowing to forsake the allures of his extraordinary wealth — sleeping on beanbag chairs, driving a Toyota Corolla — and to give away his fortune for the greater good.
—Nitasha Tiku, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2022
The result was clothing whose discreet, sometimes almost monkish, style was as pronouncedly unmistakable as its unique fabrication.
—Luke Leitch, Vogue, 9 Aug. 2022
And yet there is no contemporary athlete who seems to relish an almost monkish attitude to self-denial and suffering as Nadal.
—John Blake, CNN, 27 May 2022
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Tim Craig, Drew Harwell, Nitasha Tiku, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Nov. 2022
Bankman-Fried had become a legend by pushing an image of monkish aloofness, vowing to forsake the allures of his extraordinary wealth — sleeping on beanbag chairs, driving a Toyota Corolla — and to give away his fortune for the greater good.
—Nitasha Tiku, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2022
The result was clothing whose discreet, sometimes almost monkish, style was as pronouncedly unmistakable as its unique fabrication.
—Luke Leitch, Vogue, 9 Aug. 2022
And yet there is no contemporary athlete who seems to relish an almost monkish attitude to self-denial and suffering as Nadal.
—John Blake, CNN, 27 May 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monkish
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In the 1490s, for instance, a group of Florentine nuns began to show signs of possession following the imposition of strict new rules with the rise of the charismatic ascetic Savonarola.Amelia Soth, JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2024
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The level at the very top makes former communist leaders appear positively ascetic.Gregory Feifer, Foreign Affairs, 8 Aug. 2016
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Many of the monks, who range in age from 29 to 76, started lives and careers in the secular world and turned to monastic life in search of truth that had previously proved elusive.Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 20 Oct. 2024
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Chartreuse, a herbal liqueur traditionally made by Carthusian monks in France, has been facing supply shortages due to the decision by the monks to prioritize their monastic lifestyle over increasing production, as detailed by the New York Times last year.Rachel King, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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The Evolution Of Office Design Modern offices are moving away from traditional, austere designs toward more relaxed, home-like environments.Dan Drogman, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Facing upwards of a $1 billion shortfall, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis is proposing an austere budget plan for the next fiscal year that includes widespread spending cuts across state government.John Frank, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
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Expect plenty of hot takes, including a barrage of think pieces, seeing as, in this telling, the Wizard is an authoritarian leader using scapegoating to prey on — and stoke — people’s fears.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
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Yet, according to a February study by the Pew Research Center, 32% of Americans believe a military regime or an authoritarian leader would be a better way of governing the country.Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 13 Nov. 2024
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About half of states have laws targeting transgender health care, but Tennessee’s is among the strictest.Ian Millhiser, Vox, 15 Nov. 2024
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Many welcome Trump’s more strict immigration policy.Kristen Taketa, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
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Montgomery based the story of Anne in part on her own upbringing, after her mother died and her father left her with her stern grandparents in Cavendish on the north shore of the island.Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Nov. 2024
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Unable to find the individual, Bryan delivered a stern warning instead.Angel Saunders, People.com, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Monkish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monkish. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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