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lapidary

[lap-i-der-ee] / ˈlæp ɪˌdɛr i /
NOUN
precious stones expert
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Clarifying all of this was the lapidary statement of Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma, a former wrestler and mixed martial artist who has been selected as Kristi Noem’s replacement at DHS.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

Nor are they much concerned with irony, lapidary prose, etc.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2023

Outside of science, his interests included winemaking, lapidary work and cultivating orchids.

From Scientific American • Sep. 6, 2022

She compared Strout’s writing process to Picasso’s Blue Period painting, Woman Ironing: “It’s this lapidary folding and flattening out. These sentences seem simple; they’re just so pared down.”

From New York Times • Sep. 3, 2022

Art and dance studios lined the left side and lapidary labs the right.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton




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