exquisites

noun

plural of exquisite
as in swells

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  1. swells
  2. cavaliers
  3. blades
Noun
  • California did not experience any rain or wind before massive swells overtook Laguna Beach, where a portion of the PCH remains closed as sections crack and slide down toward the ocean.
    — Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Mentions of data centers have, predictably, shot up across all three networks in recent months as political backlash against AI swells and the data centers themselves have become a salient issue ahead of the midterms.
    — J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of swells
Noun
  • The young women and their cavaliers headed to L’Arc, a nightclub in Paris situated near the Shangri-La; there, the group continued their celebrations some hours later.
    — Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
Definition of cavaliers
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  • In wider containers, those can sit just out of the blades’ reach.
    — Editors of Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The razors-and-blades model, but for drugs Doctors didn’t embrace the drug-device combination right away.
    — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of blades
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