dreariness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dreariness
Noun
  • Spending time with a therapy dog can also reduce anxiety, loneliness and depression, while increasing the patient's socialization.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
  • For some, symptoms stabilize or improve, especially if caused by treatable issues like depression or medication side effects.
    Nawab John Dar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • That betrayal, like so many others, fed the melancholy in Brian's music.
    Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 15 June 2025
  • With melancholy and playfulness both, Seed threads in her own introspective voice-over and contemporary footage (poring over material, visiting her dad, sparring with a boyfriend).
    Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • Adding to the gloom in Tokyo is the uncertainty of U.S. tariff policy toward China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), where Japanese firms are also heavily invested.
    Robert Ward, NPR, 27 May 2025
  • Consumers are hunting for cheaper vacations — and road trips are one way people are keeping travel plans despite economic gloom.
    Amina Kilpatrick, NBC news, 26 May 2025
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“Dreariness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dreariness. Accessed 23 Jun. 2025.

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