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simplicity

[sim-plis-i-tee] / sɪmˈplɪs ɪ ti /


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Take a sip: Martinis are savored for their elegant simplicity and refined romanticism.

From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2026

The simplicity of their progression to the semi-final was a touch surreal.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

When you are among kin, he tells me, “It is more so about amplifying the beauty that’s there. And the simplicity too.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

For simplicity, the researchers model the lightsail as an idealized mirror.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026

She came up honestly, hesitating a little at the simplicity and nakedness of the confession, then admitted: “Letting people down.”

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

But the song is still a reverie, never imagining a life beyond the small-town simplicities.

From New York Times ● May 24, 2023

Lyrical simplicities aside, her songs are weird, distinctive, beautiful, ranging, and complicated.

From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2021

With 20 years of brand recognition on its side, “The SpongeBob Musical” sets the sincere simplicities of the series to song.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 2, 2019

But visit the border in southern California - where they say it is the busiest international crossing point in the world - and you witness the complexities, not the simplicities.

From BBC ● May 24, 2016

When home from the hotel circuit, Howard’s longings were for the simplicities of small-town life: spending time with family and friends and working in the family’s poolroom.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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