Sentence Examples for “Indolent”
Examples from the News for “Indolent”
Source: The Guardian, Feb 9, 2018
Source: New York Times, Nov 4, 2017
Examples from Business for “Indolent”
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Brandon Na: Startups, Edu & Digital
Always Learning…
Source: The Guardian, Feb 9, 2018
Source: New York Times, Nov 4, 2017
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Wish Trump was less moronic, and more laconic.
Source: New York Times, Apr 9, 2018
At one point during the meeting, Miller heavily criticized Tillerson, drawing a rare rebuke from the laconic secretary of state, who said he deserved respect.
Source: Washington Post May 23, 2018
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Study abroad-er? NOPE!
It’s:
International Student
or
Foreign Student
My personal statement consulting student had another “reverse dictionary” question for me:
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Just discovered…
While searching for the parent company of WordPress (Automattic – spelled with 2 “t’s”), I tripped over this app:
Updated: 5/2018
For over 20+ years, I’ve analyzed the many lists and surveys* about the Top Universities in the United States (and quite possibly the “World”).
And in the earlier part of this decade, I wrote one of the most comprehensive posts (on two former employer site’s) examining all the different ranking systems and analyzed how we can determine the answer to the question:
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or
While working with my personal statement consulting student, he turned around to me ask this very question:
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Answering: Why are Korean people so scary?
on Quora, I remembered the following:
The following story hasn’t been proven, but my jaw dropped when hearing it.
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Originally answered on Quora.
Jesus Christ!
Just as much as me using a divine person’s name (to some) to express an emotion or feeling vs. just logically saying “I think that is the most stupid question I have ever heard” OR “How can you not know why analogies ‘help’?” OR “Wow, I can’t believe you don’t know, analogies have an amazing power.”
Like other rhetorical devices, the “alternative words” called “analogies” are used to help elucidate ideas, emotions or otherwise to people who can’t “get it” initially with a first explanation OR they need extra examples that help better clarify the concept or whatever point the source is trying to generate.
At birth, you have very little that you can understand because you have very few references. However, as you grow in age, you start to develop more and more points of references and so these “analogies” leverage those concepts you already have in your mind. And then when someone explains a new idea that is foreign to you, these analogies help you understand by leveraging the “other simpler concept” to help you build upon your understanding.
Analogies are so powerful that the top boarding school programs in the world use a test that focuses 1/2 of its 60 (verbal) questions on analogies. You can probably learn even more why they are so powerful by visiting the site or reading up on all the different analogies.
I guess I take back the first 2 thoughts I had initially when I read your question and maybe even the 3rd (from above). Depending on how young you are, perhaps these “silly” rhetorical devices might be still foreign in your mind.
Obviously, the shows that are “made up” have plots that almost sound ridiculous, but let me share one story that I reluctantly share:
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