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Recent Examples of monkish
Bankman-Fried had become a legend by pushing an image of monkish aloofness, vowing to forsake the allures of his extraordinary wealth - sleeping on beanbag chairs, driving a Toyota Corolla - and to give away his fortune for the greater good.
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Tim Craig, Drew Harwell, Nitasha Tiku, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Nov. 2022
Bankman-Fried had become a legend by pushing an image of monkish aloofness, vowing to forsake the allures of his extraordinary wealth — sleeping on beanbag chairs, driving a Toyota Corolla — and to give away his fortune for the greater good.
—Nitasha Tiku, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2022
The result was clothing whose discreet, sometimes almost monkish, style was as pronouncedly unmistakable as its unique fabrication.
—Luke Leitch, Vogue, 9 Aug. 2022
And yet there is no contemporary athlete who seems to relish an almost monkish attitude to self-denial and suffering as Nadal.
—John Blake, CNN, 27 May 2022
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Tim Craig, Drew Harwell, Nitasha Tiku, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Nov. 2022
Bankman-Fried had become a legend by pushing an image of monkish aloofness, vowing to forsake the allures of his extraordinary wealth — sleeping on beanbag chairs, driving a Toyota Corolla — and to give away his fortune for the greater good.
—Nitasha Tiku, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2022
The result was clothing whose discreet, sometimes almost monkish, style was as pronouncedly unmistakable as its unique fabrication.
—Luke Leitch, Vogue, 9 Aug. 2022
And yet there is no contemporary athlete who seems to relish an almost monkish attitude to self-denial and suffering as Nadal.
—John Blake, CNN, 27 May 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monkish
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From afar, there’s certainly something of the guru or the ascetic about Martin, something highly therapized and slightly otherworldly.Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024
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Growing vegetables and seemingly delighted with the ascetic life, Orwell based himself in a bedroom of Barnhill to consider his life’s purpose and to write the most powerful and disturbing novel of the twentieth century, 1984.Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 15 Nov. 2024
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Auerbach lived a famously monastic existence, devoting himself to his work.The Week UK, theweek, 29 Dec. 2024
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After suffering the displeasure of those in her monastic community, the nun, Indika, is sent to deliver an incriminating letter to a priest at another monastery.The New York Times, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
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Art: Greco Deco The upscale upstate hotel has come to be a blandly, luxuriously uniform thing — interchangeable linens, light fixtures, and décor; an austere early American aesthetic with a dash of Scandinavian minimalism.Kim Velsey, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2024
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The garment’s austere black and silver palette projects a demure yet powerful mix of luxury and restraint.Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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Solzhenitsyn’s exploration and critique of Soviet history and authoritarian power never ceased.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Dec. 2024
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Not like those nasty authoritarian regimes (which actually do take in a lot of migrants in some cases, just ones whose diversity contribution isn’t as superficial).Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 28 Dec. 2024
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The opinion was historic and sent shock waves throughout Washington, D.C., where law firms specializing in campaign finance had long advised their political clients that coordination between campaigns and PACs was a strict prohibition.Gabe Kaminsky, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 Dec. 2024
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If the court agrees that the law survives strict scrutiny, TikTok could still be facing an abrupt shutdown in January.Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
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Corenswet is perfect as a younger, less chiseled, less stern version of Superman.Erik Kain, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Freeland, on the other hand, has advocated a much tougher approach to Trump, one more in line with the stern response of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum.Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Monkish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monkish. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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