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headliner
24 May 2026 @ 5:00 am
Definition: (noun) A performer who receives prominent billing.
Synonyms: star.
Usage: My sister moved to New York with dreams of becoming a headliner on Broadway.
substandard
23 May 2026 @ 5:00 am
Definition: (adjective) Falling short of some prescribed norm.
Synonyms: deficient, inferior.
Usage: Substandard housing endangers the welfare of residents.
pitchy
22 May 2026 @ 5:00 am
Definition: (adjective) Of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal.
Synonyms: sooty.
Usage: The cavern was lighted for an instant…and then immediately returned to pitchy darkness rendered thicker by the smoke.