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as in raw
being such as found in nature and not altered by processing or refining
a sizable spill of crude oil along a coastline is the worst kind of environmental disaster
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as in primitive
belonging to or characteristic of an early level of skill or development
the crude stone tools that those prehistoric peoples used
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as in vulgar
depicting or referring to sexual matters in a way that is unacceptable in polite society
crude jokes can be considered sexual harassment
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as in crass
lacking in refinement or good taste
any discussion of one's money is considered crude by the club's blue-blooded members
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as in clumsy
hastily or roughly constructed
a crude hut that was constructed by some shipwrecked sailors
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Recent Examples of crude
Syria exports first crude oil shipment since 2010 Syria is seeing promising signs of revival nine months after the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime and the end of a 14-year civil war.
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Tasneem Nashrulla, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2025
China and India the biggest buyers of Russian crude oil.
—Robert Birsel
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Most experts claim that this year’s affordable fuel costs have to do with the price of crude oil, which currently sits at $63.92 per barrel (at the time of publication of this article).
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 25 Aug. 2025
Analysts expect no relief for at least a month, even though the Russian government imposed a ban on exporting petrol in late July - which in turn contributed to a rise in exports of crude oil instead.
—Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2025
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Tasneem Nashrulla, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2025
China and India the biggest buyers of Russian crude oil.
—Robert Birsel
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Most experts claim that this year’s affordable fuel costs have to do with the price of crude oil, which currently sits at $63.92 per barrel (at the time of publication of this article).
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 25 Aug. 2025
Analysts expect no relief for at least a month, even though the Russian government imposed a ban on exporting petrol in late July - which in turn contributed to a rise in exports of crude oil instead.
—Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crude
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Photo-illustration by Newsweek/Getty/Canva JPMorgan Chase saw one of the biggest jumps in raw numbers, with approvals climbing from 1,719 to 2,440, an increase of 721.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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Adopt zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) and multiparty computation (MPC) to validate identity attributes without exposing the raw data, making synthetic identity theft less profitable.—
Rohan Pinto,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Due to an accidental feature of this primitive technology, the color of television made in the middle nineteen sixties is essentially public, rather than private.—
Scott Stossel,
The Atlantic,
9 Sep. 2025
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Campsites are a step above primitive, with nearby water, pit toilets, picnic tables and food lock-up boxes provided.—
Don Sproul,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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The book is filled with vulgar pictures, with many faces blacked out, and messages both handwritten and typed from well-wishers for Epstein’s 50th birthday.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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The biopic is the vulgar but necessary tribute inherently populist cinema pays to more traditional, higher-brow art.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Sep. 2025
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Edwards, along with protesting comrade Tom Hopper (Raife Hastings) and crass CIA contractor Jules Landry (Luke Hemsworth) join a secret CIA unit fighting terrorism in Europe.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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Liverpool fans know how hurtful crass chants can be.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
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The rubber sole is also important for clumsy gals like myself.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Camels seem slow, hippos clumsy, phoenixes unstable, lions lazy.—
Francois Botha,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Her pieces consisted of geometric tops influenced by flowers’ natural designs and also modernized micro shorts.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
12 Sep. 2025
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Many lodges are locally run, and connections to nearby villages feel natural, not staged.—
Daniel Scheffler,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Even if partners don’t agree on every single detail pertaining to religion or politics, most healthy couples nevertheless share a rudimentary worldview.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Set in 1994 and kitted out with plenty of period-appropriate details, the film’s setting allows for all sorts of mystery (and one, quite funny, rudimentary internet search).—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
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The couple quickly began receiving death threats and obscene phone calls.—
Johnny Dodd,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
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Banners or signs may not be commercial in nature or obscene, or cause any disturbance to other fans.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Crude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crude. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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