as in austere
providing only the essentials and nothing fancy or luxurious
accommodations on the windjammer are spartan but clean and comfortable nevertheless
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Adjective
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The bar is nestled in an austere plaza behind a Key Foods grocery store, at the base of a 27-story residential building.—
Charles W. McFarlane,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025 -
Even as the two sisters dance in unison, Ashwini appears more pragmatic and austere while Arpana loses herself in a kind of rapturous revelry.—
Lauren Warnecke,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2025
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That simplicity feels so apt for this show, There's enough here: The production is simple and sweet, while Jonas and Warren exude a certain magnetism.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Kit kept things simple with a traditional dark blue suit, pairing the look with a white shirt and polkadot bowtie and his usual glasses.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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The departures come as the carrier works to move away from its no-frills image and rebrand itself as a premium airline.—
Aatreyee Dasgupta,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
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The director’s insistence on no-frills digital photography adds to the grittiness of the images, rendering them profoundly real.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
30 Mar. 2025
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What the characters can or cannot do in response, and the catharsis they’re prevented from attaining, are both key parts of their story, and of life in the West Bank at large — a reality Nabulsi conveys in stark, realistic hues, despite her first-feature growing pains.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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As financial markets reel from a new round of tariffs and bond sell-offs, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon issued a stark warning that credit problems are mounting and corporate loan defaults may soon follow.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Spartan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spartan. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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