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or fogeyish
as in stodgy
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Adjective
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The performances have largely been stodgy and ponderous.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
2 Jan. 2026 -
The once stodgy and slow growth world of companies that produce and sell power has become an investor favorite.—
Brian Sullivan,
CNBC,
10 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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World-renowned for its cashmere, buttery leather, and tailored wool, Italian winter fashion leaves no room for dowdy sweatpants and sweatshirts.—
Nneya Richards,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Nov. 2025
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But something about the work’s improbable balancing act—the small dowdy base exerting enough gravity to keep the rest airborne—breathes energy into the air around it.—
Susan Tallman,
New Yorker,
23 Oct. 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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And he's taken aim at the foreign policy apparatus, describing institutions like the NSC and State Department as having been ossified and out of touch.—
Franco Ordoñez,
NPR,
26 Jan. 2026
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This year’s awards narrative was already feeling especially ossified.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Trumpism is not neo-isolationist or neoconservative, pro-restraint or pro-intervention.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2026
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At that time, millions of Iraqis joined the protests and demanded the downfall of a corrupt political system midwifed by Beltway hawks and neoconservative ideologues, which has ended up beholden to the mullahs of Iran.—
Nabil Salih,
Time,
4 Dec. 2025
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Such cover is often used in sectors such as agriculture – with pay-outs for farmers when a flood of a set magnitude occurs, for example – and provides policyholders with a speedy settlement, rather than requiring them to negotiate with loss adjusters.—
David Prosser,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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But when Gabriella is revealed to be a new student at East High, her inability to agree to the set social hierarchy quickly catches fire.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
24 Jan. 2026
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But beyond his professional accomplishments, Andy was a special person and a dear and loyal friend.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
7 Jan. 2026
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The last time a president leaned on a loyal Fed chair to juice the economy with lower rates, the results were ugly.—
Rogé Karma,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2026
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Acclaimed for its dedication to long-form storytelling, early CGI VFX attempts, and faithful depiction of spaceflight physics, its online fanbase remains massive and the show is remembered as a space opera operating on a sophisticated level.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The text is unchanged, and the design is faithful to the play’s setting – Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire, at the turn of the 20th century.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
29 Jan. 2026
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