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as in chill
an uncomfortable degree of coolness
lit a fire in the hearth to combat the rawness of that blustery March morning
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as in roughness
the quality or state of lacking refinement or good taste
to many listeners the music's rawness adds to its authenticitiy
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Recent Examples of rawness
Yet that rawness is exactly why the landscape is teeming with sea lions, marine iguanas, and blue-footed boobies.
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Carla Vianna, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Apr. 2026
There’s a kind of imperfection and emotional rawness, but also these moments of incredible refinement, ugliness, and exquisiteness.
—Lilyanna D'amato, ARTnews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
Hathaway hurls herself into that punishing sequence with violent physical force and emotional rawness.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
Without revealing specific plot points, Hall’s work in the latter half of the season stands out for its rawness and emotional clarity.
—Scott Shilstone, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2026
For me, navigating the dual role of big sister and eldest daughter, that rawness feels like an open wound.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Glamour, 2 Apr. 2026
That rawness is exactly what draws people back to it — the clip predates the entire visual language of modern online video.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
The handloom process produces layered, tactile surfaces that celebrate rawness and rusticity.
—Allison Hatfield, Dallas Morning News, 17 Mar. 2026
There’s a certain dignity, rawness, and honesty to her, and those are qualities that make a rare combination.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
Carla Vianna, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Apr. 2026
There’s a kind of imperfection and emotional rawness, but also these moments of incredible refinement, ugliness, and exquisiteness.
—Lilyanna D'amato, ARTnews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
Hathaway hurls herself into that punishing sequence with violent physical force and emotional rawness.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
Without revealing specific plot points, Hall’s work in the latter half of the season stands out for its rawness and emotional clarity.
—Scott Shilstone, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2026
For me, navigating the dual role of big sister and eldest daughter, that rawness feels like an open wound.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Glamour, 2 Apr. 2026
That rawness is exactly what draws people back to it — the clip predates the entire visual language of modern online video.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
The handloom process produces layered, tactile surfaces that celebrate rawness and rusticity.
—Allison Hatfield, Dallas Morning News, 17 Mar. 2026
There’s a certain dignity, rawness, and honesty to her, and those are qualities that make a rare combination.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rawness
Noun
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But pro-Palestinian activist Remah Naji said the ban had sent a chill through the local protest movement.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2026
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This variety requires only 200 winter chill hours, meaning it can be grown anywhere in Southern California.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There were areas that felt intimate and communal, contrasted by the industrial bones of the space, exposed materials, scale, and a certain roughness that kept it from feeling too polished.—
Maddie Topliff,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Apr. 2026
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The roughness has to do with our times.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The state said Hollis was wrong for harboring bitterness toward him.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
27 Apr. 2026
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In addition to the scallions, half a cup of whole parsley leaves adds a grassy depth and pleasant bitterness to this salad.—
Martha Stewart,
Martha Stewart,
19 Apr. 2026
Noun
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What was His message in turning over the tables, besides showing His rudeness?—
John Kenney,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2026
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But if there truly is an epidemic of canine defecation in your area, then the solution is not to turn up the rudeness volume, but to appeal to a system or organization that addresses public health or the care of public spaces.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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That feeling stops, however, when pulling into gas stations or parking lots, where the length and lowness of the car require extreme care to keep the chin from scraping.—
Byron Hurd,
The Drive,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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He was viewed as one of the country’s top coaching prospects — a ‘tracksuit manager’ who would play a hands-on role in training, and a welcome tonic after the bleakness of his predecessor Walter Smith’s tenure.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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This bleakness makes for numerous memorably tense sequences, including a blackout, a bus ride, a rendezvous at an aquarium, and, bizarrely, a screening of an early Disney cartoon.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There are no great surprises from here on out, though the sheer, lusty grossness of the fallout is occasionally startling.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
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If an exclamation point only signified gore and grossness, this gothic rock opera would more than qualify.—
Rachel Simon,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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But many seemingly urbane texts also benefited from the intellectual and moral coarseness of their times.—
Christine Smallwood,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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The term plant texture refers to the fineness or coarseness, roughness or smoothness, heaviness or lightness of a particular plant.—
David Beaulieu,
The Spruce,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Rawness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rawness. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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