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Adjective
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Black women in particular have been using tools like flexi rods for generations.—
Bella Cacciatore,
Glamour,
10 Apr. 2025 -
One fire unit in particular specialized in collapsed structures.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Albee's 1962 play won a Tony Award, and would have also won a Pulitzer Prize for drama, if the prissy trustees of Columbia University hadn't overruled the jury.—
Jim Higgins,
Journal Sentinel,
24 Jan. 2023
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Some of that’s changing times, some of that is because a not-insignificant portion of W.A.S.P. fans are prissy suburbanites themselves.—
Andy O'Connor,
SPIN,
13 Jan. 2023
Adjective
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Take the core pieces of prim school attire—a crisp button-down, pleated skirt, and overcoat—and give them fashion flare by reimagining the color palette with a pop of pink.—
Talia Abbas,
Vogue,
27 Mar. 2025
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And the four women — sensible Billie, prim Helen, brash Mary Alice and madcap Natalie — may be next on the hitlist.—
Chris Hewitt,
Boston Herald,
23 Mar. 2025
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But Pro-Ject removes this finicky process with a new Automat model.—
Paul Ridden,
New Atlas,
28 Mar. 2025
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At one point, a pre-recorded announcement interrupted Jane Fonda’s lifetime achievement award acceptance speech, and several presenters, such as Andrew Scott and Adam Brody, had to deal with finicky microphones.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
23 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Roose is right that Apple is, to put it mildly, a fastidious creator of consumer products.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2025
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After a year of fastidious planning, a microscopic sample of the ultra-rare radioactive element berkelium arrived at a Berkeley Lab.—
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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One is a dog, one is a daintier version of Reynolds himself, one is a Lady Deadpool, and another is emblazoned with the green colors and red dragon of the Welsh flag.—
Christian Holub,
EW.com,
29 July 2024
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This Diamond Initial Necklace from Sarah O is dainty, beautiful, sparkly, and pairs super well with other pieces.—
Victoria Montalti,
refinery29.com,
10 Jan. 2024
Adjective
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As the consumer gets increasingly choosy , Ma said Costco is also a preferable play because of its focus on value.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2024
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Despite some recent sales shortfalls, Signet has been effectively navigating a highly price-promotional retail landscape where consumers have become increasingly choosy.—
David Moin,
WWD,
1 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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All told, the specifics of memory and storage drive home that the Mac mini is far more suitable to mainstream users, while the Mac Studio is for a more exacting, professional market that needs those expensive, lofty levels of RAM and storage.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
8 Apr. 2025
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For the two musical interludes, Gaga was at her most exacting and confrontational.—
Esther Zuckerman,
The Atlantic,
9 Mar. 2025
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“Niminy-piminy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/niminy-piminy. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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