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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Lloyd’s worlds are shiny brutalist black boxes, at once austere and conspicuously expensive, and Van Hove’s are if anything even more severe.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2025 -
Originally attributed to Pieter Pourbus, a Flemish Renaissance artist who worked in Bruges during the 16th century, the painting depicts an austere man and his young daughter in matching ruffs.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 Mar. 2025
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That simplicity feels so apt for this show, There's enough here: The production is simple and sweet, while Jonas and Warren exude a certain magnetism.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Kit kept things simple with a traditional dark blue suit, pairing the look with a white shirt and polkadot bowtie and his usual glasses.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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The George Foreman Grill is a monument to no-frills industrial design.—
John DeVore,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2025
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Beyond that the Eufy is a no-frills robot vacuum, with 100 minutes of battery life, a remote control, quiet suction power, but no voice or phone functionality.—
Carlos Mejia,
PCMAG,
25 Mar. 2025
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The atmosphere was mostly optimistic throughout Monday — a stark contrast from last season at the Oakland Coliseum, when fans regularly protested and had explicit chants for A’s owner John Fisher.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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The numbers will likely be in stark contrast to US rival Tesla Inc., which only makes EVs and whose first-quarter sales may be as low as 340,000, according to some analyst estimates, or possibly around the 377,000 mark.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Spartan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spartan. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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