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or fogeyish
as in stodgy
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Adjective
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Many of the stodgier unwritten rules are ignored or no longer enforced, but some things remain constant, especially in the stands.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
23 Aug. 2025 -
Peter Pan is the avatar of eternal childhood, refusal to become a stodgy old pirate.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Once known for dowdy packaging and perhaps questionable tastes or ingredients, the products now compete with national name brands, sparking a shakeup among major food companies.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
24 Sep. 2025
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Defense leaders have sat on their hands, refusing to acknowledge the need for dowdy, run-of-the-mill tankers.—
Craig Hooper,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Huntington, a lifelong Democrat, was accused of blimpish conservatism, jingoism or worse.—
Gary J. Bass,
New York Times,
29 June 2018
Adjective
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Really late developers, who might not be fully grown until around 20 or 21, could be 25 before their apophyseal sites are fully ossified.—
Sarah Shephard,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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There is no set number of events BCA will do leading up to construction, Cherry said, but the center would like to engage with the surrounding neighborhoods, including emerging Black and brown artists in the Harambee neighborhood and around the city.—
Everett Eaton,
jsonline.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Round out their pretend cooking space with a wooden cutting food set or realistic play foods.—
Katrina Cossey,
Parents,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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If all that wasn’t enough, 12 gold Arthurian knights have been positioned around the dial, acting as the Lady’s loyal protectors and hour markers.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
30 Sep. 2025
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When Mel learns Richard is now engaged to her estranged college friend Monica (Atkins), the two women, with the help of Mel’s loyal best friend Candy (Brown), set aside old wounds to stand together.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
30 Sep. 2025
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Any optimism lies in the Johnson faithful and WWE fans showing up.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
1 Oct. 2025
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Many faithful will fast from food and water for 25 hours beginning at the start of Yom Kippur.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Since then, McCarthy has had to tread somewhat lightly between the ultraright caucus and the rest of his party.—
Prem Thakker,
The New Republic,
10 Mar. 2023
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Because Jesuits often sided with El Salvador’s poor and some kept records of human rights violations, they were hated by the country’s ultraright.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2021
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“Fogyish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fogyish. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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