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Verb
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And to fill that space, fill it beautifully, not take up that space and mess it up in a sense.—
Danielle Pointdujour,
Essence,
23 May 2025 -
Our frail nature, damaged by our propensity to mess things up, stands in need of grace and salvation.—
Anna Rowlands,
Time,
12 May 2025
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But which No 9 good enough to lead a Premier League promotion chase is going to come to Leeds this month and sit on the bench waiting for the Dutchman to get crocked? Farke has mentioned Gnonto as an emergency striker option, if needed.—
Beren Cross,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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Store indigo garments together or wrap them in tissue to avoid crocking.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 July 2024
Verb
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Multiple episodes are bloated and jumbled at over an hour.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
24 Apr. 2025
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Narratively, Bogart jumbles the order of events by having the pair marry prior to the Capulet Ball, and tweaks the climax in a familiar way purely for sequel-baiting.—
Courtney Howard,
Variety,
8 May 2025
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Yes, that’s a lot of cask finishes to combine in one whiskey, something that could easily go overboard as flavors collide or get muddled in the process.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
8 June 2025
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Connelly refuses to allow the way that series ended to muddle the fact Minnesota was so strong over the second half of the campaign, and closed out each of its first two playoff series this spring in five games.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
2 June 2025
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Currently, some prescribing physicians are likely unaware if patients have disordered eating tendencies, either because the symptoms slip through the cracks, the patient actively conceals them, or the patient is too embarrassed to bring them up, Wassenaar explained.—
Elizabeth Yuko,
Health,
20 May 2025
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In recent years, physicians and researchers have seen a rise in orthorexia, disordered eating focused on extreme healthy eating.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Mar. 2025
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The film’s most trenchant scenes involve Gere in states of repose or regret or nostalgia, especially when psychically disarrayed in a chair with a camera facing toward him, wondering what, for example, desire smells like.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
6 Dec. 2024
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The film’s most trenchant scenes involve Gere in states of repose or regret or nostalgia, especially when psychically disarrayed in a chair with a camera facing toward him, wondering what, for example, desire smells like.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
6 Dec. 2024
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If the stalks are limp, rubbery, blemished, or dry and wood-like, and the tips mushy and discolored, then take a pass.—
Catharine Kaufman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 May 2025
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Cloyingly-sweet cherries slide off and discolor a slice of cheesecake.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Colly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colly. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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