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Recent Examples of broody One notable absence from the sophomore season of Alfred Gough and Miles Millar’s Wednesday is that of broody artist Xavier Thorpe (Percy Hynes White), who played a significant love interest for Jenna Ortega’s titular main character in Season 1. Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2025 The result was a mash-up of Ralph Lauren signatures that felt broodier, a little more bohemian, and, in that, perhaps a touch more eclectic. Nick Remsen, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025 Misfit is a patchouli-amber number that feels broodier and sophisticated, yet manages to wear light enough year-round. Kiana Murden, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2023 Prosecco, perfect in an Aperol Spritz, just adds too much enthusiasm to what is a broodier drink. Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 11 Mar. 2023 And she's torn between two love interests, a pair of basically interchangeable broody white boys, à la Felicity. A.a. Dowd, Chron, 21 Nov. 2022 Lautner starred as Jacob in all four movies alongside Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, who played Bella Swan and her broody vampire boyfriend Edward Cullen, respectively. Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 27 Aug. 2022 One of the latest YA entries, Netflix's adaptation of Sarah Dessen's Along for the Ride, centers a food fight at a summer BBQ as a key part of Auden's (Emma Pasarow) coming-of-age and her central romance with broody BMX biker, Eli (Belmont Camelli). Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 15 June 2022 In his English-language debut, Carax centres on Henry (Driver), a broody stand-up comedian, and Ann (Cotillard), a world-famous opera singer, who fall in love and have a daughter named Annette. Natalie Morin, refinery29.com, 20 Apr. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for broody
Adjective
  • Brian Dunne’s terrific new album Clams Casino possesses that same kind of teleportation magic, albeit with less nostalgia and more melancholy.
    Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
  • If the themes sound melancholy, Jackman ensures the execution is never dour.
    Leila Latif, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • An amicable run-in with his ex-wife in this episode has the same thoughtful feeling.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Her solution is to be thoughtful and focused on the right risks and opportunities.
    Jack McCullough, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The paddles would be situated 180 degrees with relation to one another, so the reflective sides point in opposite directions.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The product has nine light-reflective shades and is infused with 85 percent skincare ingredients, the company tells me.
    Rachel Burchfield, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The video begins with Grint's pensive walk home from prison after serving time for stalking, and images of Sheeran flood his memory and sight.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Her pensive, probing Symphony in C-Sharp Minor had never been performed until the conductor Debora Waldman took it up and recorded it for Bru Zane.
    Alex Ross, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Indeed, Devonté Hynes, on his fifth studio LP as Blood Orange, manages to make life’s contemplative moments seem urgent, celestial, and rehabilitative.
    Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
  • This is where a contemplative approach to leadership is most valuable.
    Big Think, Big Think, 1 Sep. 2025

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“Broody.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broody. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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