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quintessential

[kwin-tuh-sen-shuhl] / ˌkwɪn təˈsɛn ʃəl /
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Quintessential tater-tot hot dish is shepherd’s pie-adjacent here: ground beef, carrots, peas and cheddar cheese on the lower level and tots atop, rather than baked in.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 22, 2023

Quintessential Equity, an Australian property developer and investor, announced itself as the buyer on its website without elaborating.

From Reuters • Aug. 18, 2023

"Quintessential works by Piet Mondrian rarely come to auctions as many are housed in the most prestigious museum collections around the world," said Julian Dawes, the head of impressionist and modern art at Sotheby's.

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2022

Connecting ‘Grand Slam’ with anyone else or any one championship is confusing to the public, and makes light of the rarest of deeds of the Quintessential Quintet—Budge, Connolly, Laver, Court, Graf.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 6, 2016

Then turning after a moment's silence to the girl, "What says our Quintessential Stone to this?" he continued.

From The Long Night by Weyman, Stanley John




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