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as in mustiness
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as in datedness
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fustiness
Noun
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If their content isn’t available to them outside of those packages, there is a risk of obsolescence.—
Alex Weprin,
The Hollywood Reporter,
12 Feb. 2025 -
Maybe Happy Ending—which first opened in Seoul in 2016 and has been charming New York audiences since November—was the result: a show about solitary robots facing obsolescence that, paradoxically, has the most heart of anything on Broadway.—
Lisa Wong Macabasco,
Vogue,
23 Jan. 2025
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Newsletter Sign up for our email newsletter for the latest science news In 1862, an American antiquities dealer was in an Egyptian marketplace, squinting at a scroll.—
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi,
Discover Magazine,
4 Feb. 2025
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But a new exhibit lays out an uncomfortable truth for the storied museum: Some of its collection was looted and sold on the illicit antiquities market with the help of a Colorado art scholar.—
Sam Tabachnik,
The Denver Post,
1 Feb. 2025
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Resins, oils, and waxes used in mummification served both practical and spiritual purposes, reflecting a belief in purity and an afterlife free from the stench of decay.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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The stench that arose from the putrefying indigo plants could be unbearable.—
Omari Weekes,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2025
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And with their new discovery bringing them out of their creative funk, the couple is visited by a nameless child (Jade Croot) who was drawn to their music.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2025
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Most pleasantly unexpected of all is Khruangbin, the Houston trio whose blend of funk, psych-rock, and soul has steadily put viewers in a daze until 2024’s A La Sala boosted the band’s rise significantly.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
29 Jan. 2025
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Rom-coms often reek of sentimental nonsense, but this one proudly goes its own way melding the relatable with the absurd.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA TODAY,
31 Jan. 2025
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Kentucky’s capital, Frankfort, reeks of German (food) domination.—
Nick Thomas,
Hartford Courant,
30 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Only one of them has a fetish for the fetid stink of porta potties, but the other one has their weird kinks too.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
28 Jan. 2025
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If Wilson struggles or flat-out stinks — maybe to the point of getting pulled — and the offense sputters for the fifth straight game?—
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,
Orlando Sentinel,
10 Jan. 2025
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“Fustiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fustiness. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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