adjective
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After an episode filled with warnings about addiction, government deception, processed food and discredited fats, the meal itself receives one adjective and one bite.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
Their long, heavy eyelids give them a look of drowsy calm; the adjective most often associated with them is “chill.”
From Slate ● May 27, 2026
I mentioned that in 17th-and 18th-century Britain, “hedge,” as an adjective, meant “mean” or “vile.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
"Anything in Wales can be described with the adjective 'Welsh'. Therefore I have a Welsh accent, how mad is that?"
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026
“Strange,” said Calixte, and she didn’t mean the adjective strange, which fell immensely short of the sight before them.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
Patterns of neural activity revealed that the brain could distinguish different parts of speech, including nouns, verbs, and adjectives.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 29, 2026
Humbled, I move on, again resolved not to let our unhoused neighbors feel invisible, nor to forget that homelessness is, among other adjectives, abnormal.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026
The goal is to convince online shoppers to spend north of $100 on a scent suggested by a chatbot conversation filled with ethereal adjectives and descriptions of the English countryside.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 2, 2025
"Instead, that opportunity has been squandered, and we're faced with a continuation of the bad old days dressed up in a new set of adjectives."
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2025
When I was younger, Mom pasted dozens of words on it, but I was still limited to only a handful of common nouns, verbs, and adjectives, some names, and a bunch of smiley faces.
From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper
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