trenchancy

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Noun
  • To put it into perspective, the two 2020 and one 2021 stimulus checks issued to Americans from the stimulus package totaled around $931 billion in financial relief via the stimulus checks, according to reports from the Government Accountability Office in 2022.
    Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 25 July 2025
  • The big story China’s economy requires more than short-term stimulus, even as deflationary pressures intensify.
    Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 23 July 2025
Noun
  • There’s always going to be a perverse thrill to seeing real-life couples perform a relationship onscreen — better yet when that fictional iteration is mired in dysfunction.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 31 July 2025
  • If that’s not enough of a thrill, passengers can head to Cliffside Cove to make cliff jumps.
    Nathan Diller, USA Today, 29 July 2025
Noun
  • Just to add to the excitement, the annual Perseids meteor shower — which peaks in August — could add to the show.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
  • Heather raises her hands in the air as Haack can be seen beaming with excitement.
    Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 28 July 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
  • While stimulants like Adderall and Concerta affect dopamine, newer antidepressants such as Lexapro or Prozac affect serotonin.
    Ayah Imran, Freep.com, 24 July 2025
  • Nicotine pouches — which users tuck between their lip and gum and later discard — can contain as much as 6 milligrams of nicotine, a stimulant, and have been promoted as tobacco-free, spit-free and hands-free alternatives to cigarettes and chewing tobacco.
    Erika Edwards, NBC news, 14 July 2025
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“Trenchancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trenchancy. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.

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