1
as in chill
an uncomfortable degree of coolness
lit a fire in the hearth to combat the rawness of that blustery March morning
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2
as in roughness
the quality or state of lacking refinement or good taste
to many listeners the music's rawness adds to its authenticitiy
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Noun
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Wearing a bone gray button-down jacket and a sweater, the actor looks ready for the chill of a Budapest winter rather than the relentless Côte d’Azur sun.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2025 -
Jump to Recipe With a certified chill in the air, the season of sipping bone broth is upon us.—
Alexis deBoschnek,
Bon Appétit,
5 Feb. 2025
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Even Sam, who hated conflict with a passion and preferred to let rudeness roll off her like water off the back of a duck, had a breaking point.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
12 Feb. 2025
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According to a LinkedIn article by Yves Laurent Khoury, public rudeness has become increasingly common, especially in high-stress environments like customer service or public spaces.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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Even those Republicans who are wary of his volatile leadership style, penchant for vulgarity and willingness to violate conservative orthodoxies are generally reluctant to air those criticisms publicly.—
Mike Lillis,
The Hill,
21 Dec. 2024
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Corbet’s awkward forcing of his characters into his conceptual framework leads to absurdities and vulgarities—not least in the depiction of László’s first and only Black acquaintance, a laborer named Gordon (Isaach De Bankolé), as a heroin addict.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Rawness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rawness. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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