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barbaric

[bahr-bar-ik] / bɑrˈbær ɪk /


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When they succeed, they pause to honor everything sacrificed in the effort, and would find it barbaric if anyone dared to pump their fists.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

Bottomless mimosas and carb-heavy menus have become barbaric in an ascendant wellness culture.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

Vikings weren’t just “simple, uncivilized, barbaric hordes,” says historian after a huge 1,000-year-old textile production site was discovered.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026

In July, when the first deportees were sent to Eswatini, a US Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman said on social media they were "so uniquely barbaric that their home countries refused to take them back".

From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026

To Penelope’s way of thinking, it approached the barbaric.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood


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