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Recent Examples of careworn
With summer comes the older, more careworn Hélène (Aurélia Petit) to take over the job in brisk, practised fashion learned from decades of temporary menial work.
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 22 Feb. 2026
Matthew seems careworn, even distracted, struggling to write while leaning his knee on a bench.
—Virginia Raguin, The Conversation, 6 May 2025
McVie had a foghorn of a voice and a careworn face that conveyed the fallout of many, many years of bus rides, motels and late-night diners.
—Steve Buckley, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Her careworn beauty holds the camera rapt even while silently going about her job in a manner that plays as naturally absorbing.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2024
His Ethan has become more careworn, jaded, emotionally bruised; he’s acquired the gravitas that comes with loss.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 July 2023
Olena Voievoda Ukrainians are increasingly careworn after a year of war.
—John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Mar. 2023
Guy Lodge, Variety, 22 Feb. 2026
Matthew seems careworn, even distracted, struggling to write while leaning his knee on a bench.
—Virginia Raguin, The Conversation, 6 May 2025
McVie had a foghorn of a voice and a careworn face that conveyed the fallout of many, many years of bus rides, motels and late-night diners.
—Steve Buckley, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Her careworn beauty holds the camera rapt even while silently going about her job in a manner that plays as naturally absorbing.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2024
His Ethan has become more careworn, jaded, emotionally bruised; he’s acquired the gravitas that comes with loss.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 July 2023
Olena Voievoda Ukrainians are increasingly careworn after a year of war.
—John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for careworn
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The Clippers rallied from a chaotic 6-21 start to finish 42-40 in this once-woebegone franchise's 15th consecutive winning season — the NBA's longest active streak.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Colorado’s puzzling 8-6 loss to woebegone Vancouver this past Wednesday was the Avs’ sixth game dressed as the Quebec Nordiques, and they’re now dropped three straight games while going retro — including two straight in regulation.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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What might be a fairly routine affair — some performers change outfits nearly every song — is in Lowery’s latest taken to beguiling extremes when the pop star Mother Mary (Anne Hathaway) turns up wet and forlorn at the studio of her former fashion designer Sam Anselm (Michaela Coel).—
Jake Coyle,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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Offerman, radiating the majestic vulnerability of a forlorn mountain, is spectacular, and his bond with Bodhi helps Margo dive deeply into her new pursuit.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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What that looks like in practice is a collection of 10 songs that range from glum balladry to cautiously ecstatic nu-disco, created with a high-class list of collaborators, including Air’s Nicolas Godin (the album was primarily recorded at Godin’s Paris studio) and Étienne de Crécy.—
Molly Mary O’Brien,
Pitchfork,
14 Mar. 2026
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The numbers, of course, never tell the whole story, but still paint a glum picture of a less-than-menacing offense.—
Chad Bishop,
AJC.com,
2 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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On its face, this has felt like an Easter season more in keeping with the downcast mood of Maundy Thursday, commemorating the Last Supper, followed by the betrayal and arrest of Christ, or Good Friday, a somber day of reflection marking Jesus’ death on the cross.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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In one of the film’s most downcast moments, Larry, now absolutely obliterated on whiskey, sits in the coatcheck with Weiland for a heart-to-heart.—
Michael Cuby,
Them.,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Last week, a moving van transported Andrew’s possessions from his home in Windsor’s Royal Lodge to a farm on the King’s Sandringham estate, after he was photographed, disconsolate, riding a horse.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
16 Feb. 2026
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Amby is disconsolate on the drive home.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The late queen’s memory looms over the monarchy after a 70-year reign that saw her evolve from the glamorous young sovereign who cheered Britain during the gloomy post-war years to the beloved national grandmother who rallied the country during the COVID-19 pandemic.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Americans gloomy on economy; Wall Street cashes in Americans recorded a 74-year low in pessimism about the economy at the same time Wall Street closed the most lucrative trading quarter since at least 2014.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Spurs must somehow move on from the palpable devastation that left Kevin Danso on the floor, needing to be pulled up by his team-mates, and other players looking utterly crestfallen at the final whistle.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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Ortega, meanwhile, sounds unmistakably like a Rachel Sennott character, except that Ortega plays Sennott better than Sennott plays herself, especially when called to be crestfallen or truly upset.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Fast-forward to the April 7 special election brought to a ballot by residents unhappy with the changes.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
19 Apr. 2026
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One of them, Amy, a blond child with limp ponytails and a thin dress that looks like it might have been stained, stands outside a porch door, her fists balled up, mouth open, angry or unhappy or both.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2026
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“Careworn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/careworn. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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