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frequently influenced by moods and especially bad moods
teenagers are often both moody and changeable
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Recent Examples of moody
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The Mountain Goats, whose key member is and always has been John Darnielle, is deep and moody and very prolific, having released 22 albums between 1994 and now.
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Aug. 2025
As Hollywood turned toward franchises, YA adaptations, and super-hero maximalism, Lyne’s blend of moody intimacy and erotic obsession felt increasingly out of place.
—arkansasonline.com, 10 July 2025
For me, one such masterpiece will forever be Mad Men, the moody period drama about the golden age of advertising, which premiered on AMC in 2007 and concluded its seven-season run in 2015.
—Mekita Rivas, Architectural Digest, 4 July 2025
Then came the 2015 reboot, which was a bomb, turning the characters into sullen, moody versions of themselves (and Dr. Doom into an emo megalomaniac).
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 22 July 2025
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Aug. 2025
As Hollywood turned toward franchises, YA adaptations, and super-hero maximalism, Lyne’s blend of moody intimacy and erotic obsession felt increasingly out of place.
—arkansasonline.com, 10 July 2025
For me, one such masterpiece will forever be Mad Men, the moody period drama about the golden age of advertising, which premiered on AMC in 2007 and concluded its seven-season run in 2015.
—Mekita Rivas, Architectural Digest, 4 July 2025
Then came the 2015 reboot, which was a bomb, turning the characters into sullen, moody versions of themselves (and Dr. Doom into an emo megalomaniac).
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 22 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moody
Adjective
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Not too happy about the volatile nature of PLTR stock?—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Excluding the volatile food and energy categories, core prices rose 3.1%, up from 2.9% in June.—
Christopher Rugaber,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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For example: • Excitement can spark innovation or lead to impulsive decisions.—
Marc Brackett,
Fortune,
12 Aug. 2025
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That impulsive rescue set off a chain reaction that would change everything.—
Jordan Greene,
People.com,
12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Hers is the kind of face that inspires directors to tight framing — gleaming, as if smoothed from marble, and yet somehow pliant, changeful.—
Jordan Kisner Jack Davison,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2022
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Rigorous, blustery winter; winding sleety spring; hot, moist enervating summer; changeful autumn with its dog-days; these are absolutely unknown.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Jan. 2023
Adjective
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Not surprisingly, then, these films are usually littered with bums and losers — people who really should have moved on with their lives — possessing irritable personalities, cynical worldviews, or hilarious delusions of grandeur.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
25 July 2025
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People become irritable, withdrawn, or hyper-independent.—
Barnaby Lashbrooke,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
Adjective
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People have been urged to avoid entering possibly unstable buildings as aftershocks continued to shake the area, according to the Times.—
Abigail Adams,
People.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Although the emergency warning was reduced to a less urgent heavy rain warning on Monday afternoon, the Japan Meteorological Agency warned that the soil had become unstable due to the precipitation, leaving the region at an elevated risk of landslides even without excessive rain.—
Trisha Mukherjee,
ABC News,
11 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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On a more positive note, the U-2 also showed that the Soviets had been playing a fantastic game of bluff that made the world believe that a handful of bombers and temperamental missiles were a vast nuclear arsenal.—
David Szondy
August 10,
New Atlas,
10 Aug. 2025
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The show was largely local in its preoccupations, and Hank’s conservatism was portrayed as more temperamental than political.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
2 Aug. 2025
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“Moody.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moody. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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