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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Adjective
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The bar is nestled in an austere plaza behind a Key Foods grocery store, at the base of a 27-story residential building.—
Charles W. McFarlane,
New York Times,
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Even as the two sisters dance in unison, Ashwini appears more pragmatic and austere while Arpana loses herself in a kind of rapturous revelry.—
Lauren Warnecke,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2025
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Will people be more open and accept that a simple, inexpensive date isn’t the sign of low effort but rather a reflection of the economy none of us asked for?—
Myisha Battle,
Time,
18 Apr. 2025
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The simplest way, Studholme suggests, is to use one group of neutrals or a tone on tone graduation of the same color, such as Pigeon, Blue Gray, Muzzle and Cromarty from Farrow & Ball, for example.—
Ariel Okin,
Vogue,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Classic Deviled Eggs The filling for this no-frills deviled egg recipe is made with just the basics: mayonnaise, mustard, and sweet pickle relish.—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2025
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Whirlpool vented electric dryer: on sale for $498 Original price: $699 For a no-frills, large dryer, the Whirlpool seven cubic foot dryer is currently less than $500.—
Christopher Murray,
FOXNews.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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What the characters can or cannot do in response, and the catharsis they’re prevented from attaining, are both key parts of their story, and of life in the West Bank at large — a reality Nabulsi conveys in stark, realistic hues, despite her first-feature growing pains.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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As financial markets reel from a new round of tariffs and bond sell-offs, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon issued a stark warning that credit problems are mounting and corporate loan defaults may soon follow.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Spartan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spartan. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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