as in timid
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Adjective
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The slope of that ramp makes Pike’s Peak look timid.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 May 2025 -
The confident smile the until then timid Giulio wears on his face as a result is equally cliched.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
25 May 2025
Adjective
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While Sanabria Tarazona’s family has remained silent out of fear Prieto has publicly denounced his detention and urged U.S. authorities to reconsider.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2025
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But most Republicans remained silent, or accused Padilla of being a provocateur.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2025
Adjective
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Jessica Sharp, clinical director for Kidworks, LLC.—
Phil Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2025
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As universal design is integrated in more bath projects, assistive products like grab bars have transitioned from clinical afterthoughts to stylish necessities.—
Kristina McGuirk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 June 2025
Adjective
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Today, they’re considered all-time greats, geniuses of melody and tension and originators of the diffident, philosophical mode that came to dominate American guitar rock in the new century.—
Armin Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
6 June 2025
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Having travelled to Rome, Fuller struck up a romance with a skinny, diffident twenty-six-year-old named Giovanni Angelo Ossoli.—
James Marcus,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
Adjective
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Clark finished with 32 points, three shy of her career high.—
Ben Pickman,
New York Times,
15 June 2025
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Trump, who has never been shy about getting even with his enemies, even turned to the Justice Department.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
15 June 2025
Adjective
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Over the two-day event, senior academy staff from all 92 clubs from England’s top four divisions meet, along with professional game stakeholders.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
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This article is for informational purposes only and does not substitute for professional medical advice.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
Adjective
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Hastings, who co-founded Netflix in 1997 and served as CEO (and eventually co-CEO) of the streaming giant until 2023, was appointed to the board by Anthropic’s Long Term Benefit Trust, an independent body of five financially disinterested members, according to a press release on Wednesday.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
28 May 2025
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During one sequence, Kim seemed to try to turn the exchange toward the topic of drugs, but Lee shrugged it off and appeared disinterested.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
21 May 2025
Adjective
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And Katie, a taciturn woman in her 30s who has run away from her former life following a humiliating breakup, is played with sharp-eyed wariness and a fiery edge by Kate Rose Reynolds.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 May 2025
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The draft threatens Lionel and David’s taciturn romance, while Shattuck’s script hinges more on gestures and exchanges than literal declarations of feeling, and both the traumas of war and existential uncertainty about his sexuality and desires eventually plague David.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
21 May 2025
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“Clubbish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clubbish. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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