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brier
noun as in bramble
noun as in shrub
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“The whole brier patch of baseball statistics is more interesting for being messed up,” John Thorn, M.L.B.’s official historian, said.
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The M.C. gig became a brier patch for celebrities rather than a feather in their caps.
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He hid for hours in a brier patch, clutching his .45 caliber pistol.
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“My attitude is, ‘OK, throw us in that brier patch.
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Camellia, sweet brier and pine trees surrounded its deserted sandy playground.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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