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raw

adjective as in exposed, tender, referring to skin

adjective as in vulgar, nasty

adjective as in harsh, unpleasant (referring to weather)

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But you cannot simply ask the subject of your cover story what has made her the current cinema’s rawest nerve.

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Talks with African nations will centre on trade, migration and critical raw materials.

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He was still relatively raw when he travelled to Russia to face Kovalev, a baptism of fire that became the defining early chapter of his career.

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The declaration also supported "increased exploration of critical minerals, particularly in developing countries" for which they said the resource should be a driver of development and value-addition "rather than just raw material exports".

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“It was raw emotion without any tricks, without any wordplay, without any of the stuff that I’d been so jaded by in the industry.”

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

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