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Noun
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Musk's decision to father children with multiple women has attracted criticism from some social conservatives, who believe in the nuclear family centered around a mother and father.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
16 Feb. 2025 -
But if Harris were in charge, wouldn’t conservatives hope for judicial scrutiny?—
Steven Greenhut,
Orange County Register,
16 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Kate could’ve even returned the favor by embarrassing Reese at some stodgy American awards show!—
Justin Curto,
Vulture,
31 Jan. 2025
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If your dip still feels a bit stodgy, try adding a little more tahini or olive oil to smooth it out.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Jan. 2025
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Rachmaninoff has gone from being widely viewed as a musical archconservative to a protomodernist.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2023
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Brat is an archconservative who knocked out an establishment Republican, but his district is changing.—
Dylan Scott,
Vox,
11 June 2018
Adjective
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Since then, McCarthy has had to tread somewhat lightly between the ultraright caucus and the rest of his party.—
Prem Thakker,
The New Republic,
10 Mar. 2023
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Because Jesuits often sided with El Salvador’s poor and some kept records of human rights violations, they were hated by the country’s ultraright.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2021
Adjective
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Then in January 2024, a 10-year-old boy from Maryland was hospitalized after being bitten on his right leg while participating in a shark tank expedition at a Bahamian resort.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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These tall and thin glasses offer enough capacity to accommodate the right alcohol to mixer ratio and have a subtle elegance that a pint glass just can’t match.—
BestReviews,
The Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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To stay warm without looking dowdy, add a fuzzy shrug or jacket on top and a pair of lace or plumetis tights below.—
Talia Abbas,
Glamour,
15 Jan. 2025
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Helen, on the other hand, has blossomed from dowdy to dazzling, and is now a best-selling author bent on revenge and wooing back Ernest. Desperate, Madeline finds a potion endowing her with eternal youth — but with a few Faustian caveats.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
22 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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The three staunch supporters of Kyiv stopped purchases of power from Russia following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, but have relied on the Russian grid to control frequencies and stabilize networks to avoid outages.—
Reuters,
CNN,
9 Feb. 2025
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Over the years, Cruise’s staunch devotion to his stunt work has led him to jaw-dropping moments — and several injuries.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Right-wing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/right-wing. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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