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Recent Examples of edgy One of the outfits, however, saw Madonna stepping out of her edgy comfort zone and into something more demure. Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 18 June 2025 After the second movie in 2017, right-wing trolls unearthed some of his edgy early tweets, and Marvel fired him. Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2025 Atop her long-sleeve shirt, Cher wore a black leather vest, adding some edgy flair. Julia Teti, Footwear News, 16 June 2025 Quick likes to describe this grape as Sauvignon Blanc’s fun, edgy cousin. Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for edgy
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Adjective
  • That’s why, when federal immigration agents rolled into the berry fields of Oxnard last week and detained 40 farmworkers, growers up and down the state grew worried along with their workers.
    Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
  • And although several college refs are famous and infamous within certain fan bases and leagues, college leaders are worried about backlash toward officials going any further.
    Chris Vannini, New York Times, 18 June 2025
Adjective
  • On Monday, Davis Gates didn’t do herself or her cause any favors with provocative messaging about how Chicago’s children are CTU’s kids, too.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2025
  • The Second Lady offers a quick congratulations to the provocative conservative panelist.
    Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
Adjective
  • After a decade of mayhem, property destruction, and nervous soldiers firing into a crowd, the rebellion broke into gunfire between British regulars and American militia at Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775.
    Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 17 June 2025
  • Around liberal America, these were the questions asked with a nervous laugh at dinner parties, in office small talk, on university campuses.
    Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
Adjective
  • Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has publicly stated that recent U.S. and Israeli airstrikes inflicted serious damage on Iran's nuclear sites, a sharp contrast to the downplaying by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and one early U.S. intelligence assessment that was leaked to media.
    Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
  • It’s measured in sharper thinking, richer conversations, and better decisions.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 27 June 2025
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  • But perhaps the most persuasive testimony came from Mrs. Hall herself, who embodied the defense’s portrait of a loyal, unsuspecting wife, home alone and anxious over her husband’s mysterious disappearance.
    Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 27 June 2025
  • Other dogs, especially those that are anxious or suffer from separation anxiety, might find comfort in your scent.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
Adjective
  • The heated encounter occurred outside a building, as Hannah-Kim appeared visibly upset about the situation and wanted an explanation for Kove’s actions.
    Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2025
  • In what many pundits considered an upset, Tordillos eventually overcame a slight deficit on election night to overtake Matthew Quevedo, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan’s deputy chief of staff, by six votes.
    Devan Patel, Mercury News, 25 June 2025
Adjective
  • Perhaps the most trenchant query came from John Whittingdale, MP for Maldon and East Chelmsford, and chair of the Culture, Media and Sport select committee.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 June 2025
  • To wit: her eloquent and trenchant dissent in the nine-member court’s decision on Friday.
    Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 30 May 2025
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  • Edan Lui of Hong Kong boy band Mirror will also make his Korean drama debut in the new season, joining the cast in a role that pairs him in an uneasy alliance with Kim Do-gi.
    Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2025
  • Repeatedly returning to themes of globalization and alienation, the 55-year-old director has meticulously chronicled his country’s uneasy plunge into the 21st century as rampant industrialization risks deadening those left behind.
    Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025

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“Edgy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/edgy. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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