In the morning the framed photograph of the two of them, hanging on the sitting-room wall, was gone. The patch of wall where it had been hanging a hurtful rectangle of dusty starkness.
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Starkness
Synonyms for "starkness" (24 found)
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Noun(2 words)
Strong matches (7)
Related words (12)
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The power of the stories overrides everything else. The quiet starkness of the telling: […]
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The starkness of the studies correlates with the rising number of people – especially Democrats – who see climate change as not just an issue but the issue of our times.
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