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as in pregnant
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Recent Examples of brooding
Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Huston plays the brooding, bedridden widow who watches keenly over Gull’s Point, the Devonshire coastal estate that is both her domain and lookout tower.
—Erik Morse, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2025
While Han Solo is aloof, snide, and brooding, Indiana Jones is warm, beleaguered, and funnier.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 18 Feb. 2025
Released last November, the creative infused her brooding, futuristic sound into a full-fledged orchestral production.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2025
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While others chase bright lights and digital theatre, AllSaints has stayed brooding and tactile.
—Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Huston plays the brooding, bedridden widow who watches keenly over Gull’s Point, the Devonshire coastal estate that is both her domain and lookout tower.
—Erik Morse, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2025
While Han Solo is aloof, snide, and brooding, Indiana Jones is warm, beleaguered, and funnier.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 18 Feb. 2025
Released last November, the creative infused her brooding, futuristic sound into a full-fledged orchestral production.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brooding
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Coach Doc River played the role of Secret Santa by sitting the Bucks’ two biggest stars — Giannis Antetokounmpo, who was dealing with back spasms, and Damian Lillard, who was out with a non-COVID-19 illness.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Dec. 2024
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The Rockets came into Christmas Eve riding a three-game winning streak, now sitting at 20-9 and up to second overall in the Western Conference, behind just the Oklahoma City Thunder.—
Rahat Huq,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Twenty-four years later, Townsend had that same experience, playing professionally on the WTA Tour while pregnant with her baby boy.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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That adorable announcement features 2-year-old Koa kissing his mother’s pregnant belly, with J.J. standing by Kealia’s side.—
Clea Haran,
Parents,
25 June 2025
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While she's become a pop culture phenomenon, spawning numerous parodies from Saturday Night Live, Ariana Grande and TikTok users online, Nara finds her own inspiration closer to home.—
Athena Sobhan,
People.com,
27 Dec. 2024
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That film was a box office hit, earning $136 million at the global box office and spawning four sequels.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
20 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Thousands of people — displaced by disaster, their past lives gone up in smoke — are hostage to the whims of a peevish president who always puts his feelings first and cares nothing for the greater good.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2025
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On a less peevish note: The entry is making its New York Times Crossword debut.—
Sam Corbin,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
Adjective
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About a year after infection, a fully mature, gravid female worm migrates to the skin, usually in the lower extremities.—
Mark Kortepeter,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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Unlike young females, gravid females need to locate carrion for oviposition and distinguish between fresh and aging carrion, the latter possibly detrimental to offspring.—
Seriously Science,
Discover Magazine,
28 Feb. 2017
Adjective
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But a new wrench is thrown into the works in the form of an irritable downstairs neighbor.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
27 June 2025
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And getting swept at home by a losing club, the Miami Marlins, would make anyone a tad irritable and hypersensitive.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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Breastfeeding Happy Hour support group: Hosted by the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program at the Florida Department of Health in Osceola County for expectant and new moms.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 June 2025
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The expectant mom, who's the daughter of Clint Eastwood and British actress Frances Fisher, first became a mother in September 2018.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
2 June 2025
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Toby Huss — who voiced the Hills' abrasive neighbor, Kahn, and Hank's irascible father, Cotton — will take over as the voice of Dale in subsequent episodes.—
Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
30 May 2025
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Hence, in this digital age when many people no longer stock postage stamps or envelopes or have any idea where their nearest postal box might be, only the most irascible of curmudgeons would make the effort.—
Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 May 2025
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“Brooding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brooding. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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