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Assuage

to make less strong; to make less severe; to make milder; to sooth; to ease

Eric

@astroeric12.bsky.social

"Once we assuage our conscience by calling something a "necessary evil", it begins to look more and more necessary and less and less evil."
Sydney J. Harris

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Oscillate

1. to move or swing back and forth 2. to swing or vary between different opinions or beliefs; waver; alternate; yoyo; seesaw; wobble

Quang

@currentlyquang.xyz

Antposting oscillates between "beautiful view from the top of the Jira-HubSpot-Azure crown 😍" to "we need to destroy fascism" to "BlueSky oomf I need you carnally"

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Obsequious

a flatterer; a sycophant; someone who only tries to be really nice because they think they are going to get something from it

@sydnkr.bsky.social

Wealth addiction is a disease of the mind. We are living in a Ponzi scheme society built on the incessant lies of delirious addicts and their obsequious lackeys. Gaslit, cheated, coerced and robbed - we need to join together and bring this to an end.

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Luminous

full of light; bright or shining (especially in the dark); when a color is very bright it almost hurts your eyes; glowing; gleaming; lustrous

Aurthur Anderson

@aurthursnakearms.bsky.social

huzzah, another great day on my admirable luminous farm

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Bolster

1. a long thick pillow that is often placed under other pillows 2. to support; prop up; to strengthen

The National

@thenationalnews.com

UK deployed comprehensive air defence systems to help bolster regional security

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Larceny

to steal; the wrongful taking and carrying away of personal goods belonging to someone else; burglary

@eu-dk.bsky.social

Man accused of grand larceny, burglary in Montgomery County

https://https://www.europesays.com/dk/60337/

AMSTERDAM, N.Y. (WNYT)- A man faces grand larceny and burglary charges after police say they linked him to…

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Pathogenic

causing disease or capable of producing disease

Crawford Kilian

@crof.bsky.social

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), Chile via @beaconbio.bsky.social - https://beaconbio.org/en/event/?eventid=54d296d1-35de-43ea-90ab-457307165a5e&?ev...

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Lethargic

tired; drowsy; sluggish; slow; lacking energy or enthusiasm; lifelessness; listlessness

EX009

@gex009.bsky.social

Got a lil bit of work in on the mod, tweaked the design and managed to add head variants for the expies. Not much but weh.

Now to figure out how to make factions have them... And more... *I think I know why I didn't become a programmer*

Doesn't help that I've been extremely lethargic lately weugh.

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Palatial

resembling a palace or looking like a palace; luxurious; deluxe; grand; opulent; regal

Jason Joyce

@jasonjoyce.bsky.social

Two decisions Chris McIntosh made that are low-profile, but telling:
- The failure to include an indoor track with the construction of the enormous and palatial football practice facility. Unforgiveable, considering UW's track history.
- Moving the Hall of Fame to the Kohl Center? A head shaker.

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Knell

1. the sound of a bell ringing slowly (usually associated with death) 2. a sound or sign announcing a death of a person or the end or failure of something

Ben Siemon

@benjaminjs.bsky.social

All's well that ends well in Swalwell's job's death knell.

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