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raw

adjective as in exposed, tender, referring to skin

adjective as in vulgar, nasty

adjective as in harsh, unpleasant (referring to weather)

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"It was very hard, very raw, because animals you are with 24 hours a day and it wasn't easy."

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Nerves were raw, and Bondi was clearly ready for a fight.

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When Ms Hastings saw the trailer for the film, she said she was "in tears" because she "finally saw raw representation of my condition on screen".

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Realistically, China can reduce its dependence on American chips in less-advanced tools, but doesn't have the "raw performance" of US chips to train more complex AI systems, said Mr Raghavendra.

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Nearly two years later, the Boettlers' grief has been raw, and their search for answers met with frustration.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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