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bovine

adjective

Definition of bovinenext
as in phlegmatic

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Recent Examples of bovine The group is also planning a bovine airlift — one of its signature moves — of 30,000 dairy cows from the US to Algeria. — Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 19 May 2026 Studies of flies found on dairy farms and cattle ranches have shown that these insects are major spreaders of pathogens like salmonella, Moraxella bovis (pinkeye), and spreadable pathogens of bovine respiratory disease. — Idaho Statesman, 16 Apr. 2026 Customers coming into the store will first walk to a cheese case decorated with a mural of alpine dairy cows — bovine art is a theme throughout — and then move on to the bakery area and coffee bar with a new espresso machine. — Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Apr. 2026 Cases of bovine tuberculosis were recently confirmed in Northern Lower Michigan, with the infected animals detected within a dairy herd in Charlevoix County. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bovine
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bovine
  1. phlegmatic
  2. stolid
  3. impassive
  4. dispassionate
  5. indifferent
  6. detached
  7. aloof
Adjective
  • The thickset Armand Assante was a phlegmatic Odysseus, but Greta Scacchi, as Penelope—who has so little to say in the poem—became the physical embodiment of anger, and Isabella Rossellini was a teasing Athena.
    — David Denby, New Yorker, 21 June 2026
  • Shinichi Atobe’s arresting house and techno beams with inimitable candor, built from bright, phlegmatic loops that run on an eccentric internal logic.
    — Maxie Younger, Pitchfork, 27 Mar. 2026
Definition of phlegmatic
Adjective
  • Leading the prosecution were Jennifer Sprague and Shanan Buckingham, a pair of stolid assistant district attorneys in structured suits and dark rectangular glasses.
    — Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Breakout potential may be curbed by its stolid, downbeat nature.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of stolid
Adjective
  • There are melancholic elements, including human characters that can seem lost in their thoughts — impassive and detached from the world.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026
  • At one point, he was seen cracking a smile, a departure from his otherwise impassive nature throughout the hearings.
    — Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of impassive
Adjective
  • These critiques, while important, carry forward the old model of the therapist as a dispassionate technician.
    — Steven Barrie-Anthony, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Whether fans end up growing frustrated with integrity issues or not, gambling still threatens to morph devoted fandoms into dispassionate audiences.
    — Andrew Zucker, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of dispassionate
Adjective
  • Its government, dominated by hardened veterans of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and largely indifferent to the suffering of the Iranian population, appears determined to fight on.
    — RICHARD HAASS, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2026
  • There’s expert work also from Pyle as a careworn law enforcement officer unable to remain indifferent to the taking of another life in the name of the law.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of indifferent
Adjective
  • Their detached boathouse is located down the hill, which is pretty common for most Muskoka homes.
    — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The regulations list possibilities including guest houses, caretaker residences, cabanas, gyms, libraries, pool houses, boat houses and detached garages.
    — Luisa Yanez Updated September 3, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of detached
Adjective
  • Several people, including Simonton, described Allen as aloof from his workers.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Legalism emphasized that leaders should remain aloof from the governed.
    — Orville Schell, Foreign Affairs, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of aloof

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“Bovine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bovine. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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