1
as in mustiness
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2
as in datedness
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fustiness
Noun
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Technology industries can be significantly affected by obsolescence of existing technology, short product cycles, falling prices and profits, competition from new market entrants, and general economic conditions.—
Philip Maymin,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025 -
The threat of obsolescence can spark deep anxiety, fear of irrelevance, and a loss of purpose.—
Jack Kelly,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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Dugin sees a dichotomy between liberalism and its enemies that goes back to antiquity.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
19 Mar. 2025
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One of the world’s finest private collections of Greco-Roman antiquities is owned by the Torlonias, a wealthy Italian family.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 Mar. 2025
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In Goma, a city of two million, the stench of death and the sounds of sirens wafted over the streets for days.—
Guerchom Ndebo,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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Balda posits that the stench of Fort Worth’s Stockyards, carried north by prevailing winds, also dissuaded any big migrations toward the county line.—
Jaime Moore-Carrillo,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Breaks my heart that Citizen King never became a bigger thing because their blend of hip-hop, new wave rock and funk lived in my CD player for a couple of summers in the early 2000s.—
Dan Woike,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2025
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The vibe: His sets lean into jazz, disco, Latin and funk, creating a high-energy atmosphere without the late-night commitment.—
Madalyn Mendoza,
Axios,
13 Mar. 2025
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What else is going on Does your home reek of wildfire smoke?—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Having said that, on a site that reeks of 1995 in its online sophistication, both documents are downloadable.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
1 Feb. 2025
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When Cher eventually won the trophy, her Best Actress competition Sally Kirkland (second row, seventh from right), who’s rocking a fuschia get-up, would notoriously be caught on-camera making a stink face at the envelope reveal, perhaps given high hopes by her surprise Golden Globe win for Anna.—
Zach Schonfeld,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2025
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When dirty, odor-emitting clothes are left on the floor or in the hamper for days on end, their stink will spread throughout your closet.—
Rabekah Henderson,
Southern Living,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Fustiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fustiness. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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