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lapidary

[lap-i-der-ee] / ˈlæp ɪˌdɛr i /
NOUN
precious stones expert
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There’s a lapidary quality to Mr. Pence’s manifesto, and it’s worth noting that he invokes Isaiah: “look to the rock from which you were cut and to the quarry from which you were hewn.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Clarifying all of this was the lapidary statement of Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma, a former wrestler and mixed martial artist who has been selected as Kristi Noem’s replacement at DHS.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

Nor are they much concerned with irony, lapidary prose, etc.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2023

After a four-decade absence, María Irene Fornés’s lapidary comedy-drama, an early example of a promenade play, returns Off Broadway.

From New York Times • Nov. 14, 2019

It would have been too much to hope for names from the lapidary in Paris.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr




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