as in self
the set of qualities that makes a person, a group of people, or a thing different from others
had the feeling that the natives were of a different clay than us and that neither side would ever understand the other
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Recent Examples of clay
What surprised Melissa most was the volume of women confessing to cravings for nonfood items, such as clay, dirt, and plaster—a condition known as pica, which can indicate nutritional deficiencies, especially in pregnancy.
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Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
Boisson collapsed to the clay after securing her monumental win, with her hands on her head in disbelief.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
In 2018, inspired by this culture of bricolage, curator Danni Friedman and designer Jean Lee gathered a group of designers in Havana for a ten-day workshop, turning them loose in an old shipyard factory filled with clay, concrete mix, scrap metal, and assorted junk.
—Glenn Adamson, Artforum, 1 June 2025
Aryna Sabalenka went into Sunday’s meeting with Amanda Anisimova with a 2-5 head-to-head record, and having lost three of their four meetings on clay.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 1 June 2025
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Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
Boisson collapsed to the clay after securing her monumental win, with her hands on her head in disbelief.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
In 2018, inspired by this culture of bricolage, curator Danni Friedman and designer Jean Lee gathered a group of designers in Havana for a ten-day workshop, turning them loose in an old shipyard factory filled with clay, concrete mix, scrap metal, and assorted junk.
—Glenn Adamson, Artforum, 1 June 2025
Aryna Sabalenka went into Sunday’s meeting with Amanda Anisimova with a 2-5 head-to-head record, and having lost three of their four meetings on clay.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 1 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clay
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Despite the usual magnitude of Pride festivities in the nation's capital, Pride organizers say the current political environment has dampened the excitement surrounding the celebration of life and self expression.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
7 June 2025
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The state Supreme Court has ruled that a Waterbury man deserves a new trial because his jury wasn’t told to consider his right of self defense before convicting him of manslaughter for shooting to death a bystander during a gunfight on a city street.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
6 June 2025
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Those who like taking their SUV or truck out to the middle of nowhere to commune with nature and enjoy quality time with friends and family will appreciate the Howler Brothers theme.—
Kristin Shaw,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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But, in the Old Master paintings in which Saville had steeped herself, representations of children, especially in religious imagery, often missed something essential about their nature, and about the ways in which maternal care taxes even the most devoted.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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Break The Pattern By Showing Up As Yourself In B2B, when everything starts to sound the same, that's your cue to break the pattern, shift the tone, challenge the format and rethink the angle.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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With charming visuals and a celebratory tone, the film offers a gentle allegory on inclusion and self-acceptance.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
9 June 2025
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The way Chomet operates, the film’s personality comes across via the detailed and incredibly expressive faces, not the dialogue or its delivery.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
8 June 2025
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Rarely did anyone bring to television Julia’s big, warm personality and joie de vivre, which blazed through our little black-and-white screens (before later transitioning, of course, to color).—
Ina Garten,
New Yorker,
8 June 2025
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“Clay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clay. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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