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Recent Examples of brooding
Alex Ross, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Basically, think of the Vogue Book Club group chat like an AP Lit discussion session, only with no grades and no final exam and a lot more emphasis on why, exactly, a brooding man of the Yorkshire moors has remained so consistently attractive across nearly two centuries.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2026
Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 12 Feb. 2026
Casting two of the most smoldering contemporary actors on the planet clearly stacks the deck, and carries on the long tradition of pairing a dashing figure of brooding handsomeness (Laurence Olivier, Ralph Fiennes) with a breathless screen beauty (Merle Oberon, Juliette Binoche).
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
Feldman had been asked whether his corpus of work, with its brooding slowness and trembling softness, had something to do with Jewish mourning in the wake of the Holocaust.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Basically, think of the Vogue Book Club group chat like an AP Lit discussion session, only with no grades and no final exam and a lot more emphasis on why, exactly, a brooding man of the Yorkshire moors has remained so consistently attractive across nearly two centuries.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2026
Verb
While Robbie’s Cathy is spunky, stubborn, and independent, Elordi’s Heathcliff is brooding, desperate, and clingy.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 12 Feb. 2026
Casting two of the most smoldering contemporary actors on the planet clearly stacks the deck, and carries on the long tradition of pairing a dashing figure of brooding handsomeness (Laurence Olivier, Ralph Fiennes) with a breathless screen beauty (Merle Oberon, Juliette Binoche).
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brooding
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Momtazi left Iran with his wife, Flora, who was eight months pregnant at the time with their oldest daughter, in 1982.—
Peter Burke,
FOXNews.com,
8 Mar. 2026
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One in six struggle to get pregnant or stay pregnant, according to analysis by infertility associations, and many cannot afford treatments due to high out-of-pocket costs.—
Caroline Cummings,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The courses for the athletes in the sitting category have lower gradients as the athletes rely on the upper body for pushing/pulling themselves forward while on a sit-ski.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Yet during the meetings at the Presidential Palace, Cabello was sitting directly across from Burgum, his counterpart.—
Lilia Luciano,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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While grunge seemed peevish, grim, defeatist, and dour—and extended the kind of us-vs.-them culture most famously centered by the indie rock of the ’80s and ’90s, Oasis was celebratory, communal, and democratic while exploring themes of alienation, escape, and fantasies of triumph.—
Corey Seymour,
Vogue,
28 July 2025
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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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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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Paloski said the massasauga encountered could be a gravid female about to give birth.—
Paul A. Smith,
Journal Sentinel,
14 Aug. 2022
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Grunion are known to make a faint squeaking noise while spawning.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
4 Mar. 2026
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Known for satirizing horror flicks, the Scary Movie films launched with the first title hitting theaters in 2000 before spawning four sequels.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Rather than get irritable online, Medeiros did something positive about it.—
Dan Medeiros,
The Herald News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Manic episodes are described as prolonged periods of mood instability, in which a person can experience extreme increases in energy or euphoria, or alternatively, feel depressed or unusually irritable.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
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Advertisement Get comfortable with silence A moment of silence can feel like an eternity, especially when the mic is in your hands and a sea of expectant eyes are staring right at you.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
20 Feb. 2026
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On weekends for more than five years, volunteers at the East Plano Islamic Center have braved wind, cold and, recently, heckling protesters to pass out boxes of food to a long line of expectant cars.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Feb. 2026
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This could be insect eggs hatching, moths emerging from their hiding spots in the leaves, or bees leaving their hive or nest in search of food.—
Markis Hill,
Kansas City Star,
6 Mar. 2026
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Those tuning in can watch Athena incubate early in the morning and, after hatching, feed her owlets.—
Faith Bugenhagen,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Brooding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brooding. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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