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“Drawing” in “Willem de Kooning Drawing,” the title of a revelatory exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago, is not a noun denoting a single work of art.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
It’s shorthand for “maximize” and is often used alongside a noun or a specific aspect of life that needs improving.
From Salon ● May 7, 2026
Then "grünen" indicates that the noun will be plural and green in color.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 20, 2026
But, despite his best efforts not to dwell on the stakes of his work, the noun “rebellion” was never far from his mind.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2025
One I is enough for both the noun and the verb.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
He had both humans and AI large language models complete a standard test for measuring creativity: Think of 10 nouns that differ as widely as possible.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026
In German, you have different kinds of nouns, female and male, and there are ways to be gender inclusive.
From Slate ● Nov. 19, 2025
Unlike languages such as French and Spanish, Yautja has no grammatical gender, so nouns aren’t assigned gender categories.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2025
"We started with the basics - the alphabet, nouns, verbs, present continuous," she says.
From BBC ● Dec. 7, 2024
Well, since you’re referring to them as nouns, just follow the normal rules for making nouns into plurals: Ups and downs and ins and outs, Forevers and nevers and whys.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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