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Recent Examples of clubby But this doesn’t always lead to deeper engagement with the work, and the velocity of snappy, viral tweets only deepens the notoriously clubby drama of each profession. WIRED, 8 Sep. 2022 Sky Suites’ 420 accommodations have shed dark, clubby interiors for a look inspired by the views from their floor-to-ceiling windows. Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 22 Apr. 2022 Chapek has struggled to ingratiate himself with Hollywood’s notoriously clubby culture of creatives and the reporters who cover them. Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2022 But while other eateries slowly came back to life as restrictions eased, the Lambs Club—housed in a tight, clubby space, with no windows or exterior access—was far more difficult to revive. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 13 Apr. 2022 See All Example Sentences for clubby
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clubby
Adjective
  • Ana de Armas and Cruise were seen strolling through a park in a video and photo captured by a social media user.
    Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 4 May 2025
  • This region is home to the greatest share of women having children at 40 and older — a trend that experts chalk up to a combination of economic opportunity, progressive social norms and access to reproductive technology.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2025
Adjective
  • City will also surely sign a replacement for the outgoing De Bruyne.
    Graham Ruthven, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Mercury joins the sun in your friendship zone on May 10, making the middle of the month a much more outgoing and exciting period.
    Nina Kahn, StyleCaster, 28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Within the church, Francis shifted the pastoral practice toward a more hospitable, welcoming attitude toward those who had long felt excluded.
    John Bacon, USA Today, 2 May 2025
  • This genetic isolation, the authors of the study reasoned, suggested the region likely wasn’t a migration corridor that linked sub-Saharan Africa to Northern Africa despite the Sahara’s hospitable conditions at the time.
    Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Famous for that was the cordial and convivial nature of the relationship between Republican President Ronald Reagan and Democrat Speaker of the House Thomas P. ‘Tip’ O’Neill.
    Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
  • The view at Downing Street following the prime minister’s convivial meeting with Trump is that the U.K. could be the bridge between the U.S. and Europe amid a deteriorating relationship between the European Union and the White House.
    Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 28 Feb. 2025

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“Clubby.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clubby. Accessed 6 May. 2025.

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