trenchancy

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Noun
  • This was thought to be due to further stimulation of the immune response.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Avoiding stimulation before bedtime, which includes turning off electronics 30 to 60 minutes before bedtime and steering clear of caffeine and nicotine.
    MD Published, Verywell Health, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Forty years ago, Donald Homa, a professor of psychology at Arizona State University specializing in memory and the visual perception of linguistic stimuli, was contacted by officials at the American Speed Reading Academy with an extraordinary tale.
    Big Think, Big Think, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The hope was that a quick jolt of stimulus (delivered without haste) could stir an economic recovery.
    Robert Goulder, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Did Jane get a tourist’s thrill from visiting the brothel?
    Nicole Flattery, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
  • After more than four decades of thrills, the popular coaster consistently has one of the longest lines in Disneyland.
    Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The final matchup of the opening round of the WNBA playoffs had just as much action and excitement as the previous games earlier in the week, again pointing to the parity across the league.
    Allison Smith, Forbes.com, 20 Sep. 2025
  • People who were a bit lawless – there’s a real excitement to that.
    Giana Levy, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But Lloyd’s version brims with mordancy.
    Sarah Weinman, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2023
  • The gray-tint, cross-hatched drawings evoke George Cruikshank and Samuel Palmer, but the mordancy is vintage Sendak.
    The Week Staff, The Week, 17 Oct. 2022
Noun
  • Reject The Quick-Fix Trap The temptation is to reach for stimulants, sedatives, or trendy supplements.
    Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Caffeine is a natural stimulant most commonly found in drinks like coffee, carbonated soda, tea, and energy drinks.
    Ashley Wong, Health, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Trenchancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trenchancy. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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