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also brusk
as in abrupt
being or characterized by direct, brief, and potentially rude speech or manner
a brusque and unhelpful reply from the clerk in the hardware store
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Despite Brendan Mills’ (Quickening) competent and assured editing, the doc can feel brusque at times.
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Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
This, a brusque opening credit tells us, can take up to a year, but the truth is that the process can go on much, much longer.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 2 July 2024
That framing came in large part thanks to Charlize Theron’s Furiosa, a brusque but compassionate hero drawn in the tradition of Ellen Ripley and Sarah Connor.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 24 May 2024
Tierney is radiant as the titular widow who finally finds some self-confidence after her husband’s death, while Harrison is endearing as the brusque and coarse sea captain.
—Nathan Smith, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2024
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Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
This, a brusque opening credit tells us, can take up to a year, but the truth is that the process can go on much, much longer.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 2 July 2024
That framing came in large part thanks to Charlize Theron’s Furiosa, a brusque but compassionate hero drawn in the tradition of Ellen Ripley and Sarah Connor.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 24 May 2024
Tierney is radiant as the titular widow who finally finds some self-confidence after her husband’s death, while Harrison is endearing as the brusque and coarse sea captain.
—Nathan Smith, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brusque
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The crowd then booed the abrupt end to the concert, which concluded a song or two before schedule according to Morrissey’s recent setlists.Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2024
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News of Yellowstone's abrupt conclusion broke in May 2023, after weeks of reports of creative differences between Costner and Sheridan.David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
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Synthesizers flash like emergency flares; the drums remain curt and clipped; vocalists trace breathy arcs in the space cleared by the bullish low-end.Elias Leight, Billboard, 9 Oct. 2024
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Beckwith made the comments at a Monroe County Republican Party meeting in early October; on Monday, the head of his ticket, gubernatorial nominee and U.S. Sen. Mike Braun, gave a curt statement to IndyStar expressing disapproval.Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Oct. 2024
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Her hair was styled in a wavy blunt bob, parted down the middle.Chiara Kim, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
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The newspaper in 2016 and again in 2020 endorsed Trump’s election opponents, Hillary Clinton and President Joe Biden, in editorials that condemned the Republican in blunt terms.Dan Mangan, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
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Her path of destruction often plays as a wish-fulfillment fantasy for anyone who’s ever dreamt of getting back at a childhood tormenter, a rude stranger, an obnoxious co-worker.Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2024
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How rude of them not to include any places in Wisconsin.Steven Martinez, Journal Sentinel, 7 Oct. 2024
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Created by Ben Davies and Timothy Lee, Territory is boldly and unapologetically meat-and-potatoes television, in which everybody is gruff, sweaty and coated in a fine layer of dust, as if to reenforce the connection between these characters and the Top End.Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2024
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Unfortunately, Cullum softens the character’s gruff charm.Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
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Her hair was styled in a short loose wave bob, framing her face.Ty Gaskins, WWD, 30 Oct. 2024
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According to a 2023 report by the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), the average age of American cruise passengers is trending lower and is now at around 46, especially for shorter trips.Essence, Essence, 30 Oct. 2024
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In a high-pressure world of presidential campaigns, her arrival brought some measure of stability to the traveling roadshows and a professionalism to exhausted and snippy candidates.Philip Elliott, TIME, 20 May 2024
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He was being snippy with other dogs and facing a medical issue so mysterious that every test had been run and a doggy MRI ordered.Katherine Bindley, WSJ, 13 Nov. 2023
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The unceremonious departure of Ted Colbert as head of the defense and space business put those subsidiary’s shortcomings into sharp relief — made more glaring still on Friday when Boeing said the unit would have about $2 billion in charges in the third quarter.Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2024
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Coaches on the hot seat: With the Robert Saleh era with the New York Jets coming to an unceremonious end this week, which NFL head coaches could be next to be relieved of their duties? ➤ Jets' coaching candidates: Yes, of course, Bill Belichick is among the obvious names to come to mind.Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Brusque.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brusque. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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