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Rutvik Desai, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2025
But there is no common usage of this noun-noun combination among English speakers.
—Rutvik Desai, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2025
The term is an adjective that has also become a noun, describing one of the most common analgesic procedures available in modern medicine.
—Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 20 Feb. 2025
Some movies are verbs; this one is self-evidently a noun.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 27 Jan. 2025
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Rutvik Desai, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2025
But there is no common usage of this noun-noun combination among English speakers.
—Rutvik Desai, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2025
The term is an adjective that has also become a noun, describing one of the most common analgesic procedures available in modern medicine.
—Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 20 Feb. 2025
Some movies are verbs; this one is self-evidently a noun.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Noun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noun. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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