pluckier; pluckiest
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This finals matchup is a perfect promotional ending, with this 68-win Thunder squad showing dominance is still possible in the second-apron era and the plucky Pacers (who started the season 10-15 before finishing 50-32) reminding the masses underdog tales are still in play, too.
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Sam Amick, New York Times, 22 June 2025
Other crucial plot developments have involved the reveal that a French chef wasn’t actually French, a plucky servant’s attempts to patent an alarm clock, and Agnes’s dramatic decision to cross the street in order to speak to the Russells in person.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 June 2025
The plucky teen son of the chief, a boy named Hiccup (played by Mason Thames), befriends a sleek black dragon named Toothless and learns that fighting the beasts isn’t the only answer.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 13 June 2025
Ellie is portrayed as a plucky, unserious little girl throughout Season 2, as if she’s barely grown a day past fourteen (and this isn’t helped by Bella’s youthful looks).
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
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Sam Amick, New York Times, 22 June 2025
Other crucial plot developments have involved the reveal that a French chef wasn’t actually French, a plucky servant’s attempts to patent an alarm clock, and Agnes’s dramatic decision to cross the street in order to speak to the Russells in person.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 June 2025
The plucky teen son of the chief, a boy named Hiccup (played by Mason Thames), befriends a sleek black dragon named Toothless and learns that fighting the beasts isn’t the only answer.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 13 June 2025
Ellie is portrayed as a plucky, unserious little girl throughout Season 2, as if she’s barely grown a day past fourteen (and this isn’t helped by Bella’s youthful looks).
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
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“Plucky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plucky. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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