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mean

adjective as in ungenerous

noun as in average

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“TiVoing,” meaning to record a show for later viewing, even became one of those generic gerunds, like “Xeroxing” or “Googling.”

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Such an ego can only mean disorder and disarray will follow, and “Family Meal” delivers.

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“The most intense thing about it was how people ignore you. I mean, it’s extraordinary. And we’ve all been there.”

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Entry wall text — there is no catalog — says it “explores how human experience is embedded in the land, presenting the work of artists who endow it with meaning.”

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And I go, “I guess, mom, meaning Sharon, just wants the best for you.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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