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Doom—once a simple noun, often attached to its twin, gloom—has taken on a life of its own in the past few years.
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Hazlitt, 3 Dec. 2024
Next, some translation: In French, France is La France, which is a feminine noun.
—Sam Corbin, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
Game 'Wordle' Today #1,257 Answer, Hints, Clues for Wednesday, November 27 Game
Hint #1: Today's answer is a noun.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
Wallace and Gromit return in ‘Vengeance Most Fowl.’ tea (noun): juicy gossip.
—Nate Iglehart, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2024
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Hazlitt, 3 Dec. 2024
Next, some translation: In French, France is La France, which is a feminine noun.
—Sam Corbin, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
Game 'Wordle' Today #1,257 Answer, Hints, Clues for Wednesday, November 27 Game
Hint #1: Today's answer is a noun.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
Wallace and Gromit return in ‘Vengeance Most Fowl.’ tea (noun): juicy gossip.
—Nate Iglehart, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Noun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noun. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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