You need to answer a given question containing a blank (_). Your answer must be one of the two objects mentioned in the question, for example "trophy" and "suitcase". Your answer must not contain a word that is not present in the question. Please don't use articles (e.g., the, a) before the answer.

Q: Chris changed out of his basketball shorts into swimming trunks before jumping in the river, because the _ were looser.

A: shorts
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Q: It is important to add broth in the pressure cooker instead of water, since adding the _ will make the food taste bland.

A: water
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Q: A straight line is easy to walk along but a wavy line is not because the _ line is difficult to follow.

A:
wavy
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