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Recent Examples of depressive Early phases of the trial showed a significant, 60 percent remission in depressive symptoms after eight weeks. John Semley, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2025 Caregivers of individuals under 60 are nearly 4 times more likely to experience depressive symptoms than non-caregivers and are less likely to seek treatment. Tom Chiodo, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025 Compared to those who did not follow a specific diet, those who stuck to a calorie-restrictive diet — including overweight individuals — saw an increase in depressive symptom severity, the study found. Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2025 Ginny & Marcus Broke Up Both Ginny and Marcus Baker (Felix Mallard) both went through it last season in terms of their mental health, with Ginny self-harming by burning with a lighter and Marcus experiencing the onset of a depressive episode. Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 2 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for depressive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for depressive
Adjective
  • Some traders said the numbers were less severe than analysts' bleak forecasts.
    Sabrina Valle, USA Today, 3 July 2025
  • No one is as funny and as bleak in the same sentence, or maybe even the same word.
    Literary Hub July 1, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
Adjective
  • That this show could mark a turning point for free speech and the First Amendment is just too depressing to contemplate.
    Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 2 July 2025
  • But already there are major depressing effects on the ports and warehousing that are important contributors to California's economy.
    James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
Adjective
  • The work’s third movement offers an intriguing pizzicato section, as well moments of discordant — though not somber — unease.
    Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 11 July 2025
  • On Wednesday, hundreds prayed, wept and held one another at a prayer service, among the first of many somber gatherings to come in the weeks ahead.
    Nadia Lathan, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
Adjective
  • Horgan’s Eva Garvey is funny and nurturing and grounded but also quite lonely and bitter, a character whose love and bile hold Bad Sisters together.
    Judy Berman, Time, 15 July 2025
  • Even the psychological pain can be hard to fathom, especially for those who have never truly been lonely.
    Paul Bloom, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
Adjective
  • The duo stepped out in complementary dark ensembles, with Hayek wearing one of her favorite footwear looks — hefty platform heels — with a black velvet dress.
    Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 9 July 2025
  • Its back has orange and gray markings with a scattering of darker brown blotches.
    Aspen Pflughoeft Updated July 9, Miami Herald, 9 July 2025
Adjective
  • Griffith also describes in vivid detail the desolate Hopi landscape and the villages atop the three mesas.
    Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 13 July 2025
  • Despite its desolate appearance, Bouvet is surprisingly rich in bird life.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
Adjective
  • This is one time to keep your morbid curiosity to yourself.
    Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 5 July 2025
  • Using Iris’ old newspaper clippings to validate the seemingly never-ending string of violent deaths, Stefani and her surviving family members desparately begin to look for a way to break the morbid cycle.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
Adjective
  • Screenshot from a July 1 TikTok video of a depressed golden retriever waiting for her dog dad to return 1 1/2 years after a breakup.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
  • The law expands opportunity zones and extends tax benefits for investing in inner cities and economically depressed rural areas.
    Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 9 July 2025

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“Depressive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depressive. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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