as in austere
providing only the essentials and nothing fancy or luxurious
accommodations on the windjammer are spartan but clean and comfortable nevertheless
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Two Prosecutors is perhaps his most austere film to date — controlled as tightly as the NKVD (Stalin’s secret police of the 1930s and 40s) controlled the Soviet people.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
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Here we are faced with an aesthetic that is indeed poetic, but also austere; contemplative, yet analytical, critical—at times even rough-edged.—
Alessia Glaviano,
Vogue,
14 May 2025
Adjective
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Trevon Williams, who did not escape from the New Orleans jail, was charged with 10 counts of being a principal to simple escape, Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill announced on May 23.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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As artificial intelligence models grow increasingly sophisticated, their capabilities extend far beyond simple task execution.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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Related Stories The influencer paired the dainty mules with a no-frills Saint Laurent velvet tube dress.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
26 May 2025
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The fees will apply to its no-frills Basic, its Wanna Get Away Plus and its Anytime fares.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
26 May 2025
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There was a stark contract between Haliburton's play in Games 4 and 5.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 May 2025
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Another report in leading French newspaper L’Equipe back in August laid bare the stark drop-off that awaited Ligue 1 clubs even with the DAZN deal in place.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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“Spartan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spartan. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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