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as in finickiness
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as in querulousness
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Recent Examples of fussiness
The framers did not distribute war powers this way out of procedural fussiness.
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Jon Duffy, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
Flu can impact children differently and present more general symptoms like irritability and general fussiness, or ear and stomach pain.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 2 Jan. 2026
These include constipation, fussiness at feeding and a weak cry.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 29 Dec. 2025
The spice that makes this dish work is Carl's precious decor and fussiness about keeping the place impeccable, communicated with exquisite diction by the burly Scales.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Pebsworth also raised concerns about CDC data showing irritability or fussiness in some infants who received the hepatitis B vaccine.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2025
The most common symptoms of teething include drooling, putting fingers or fists in their mouth, swollen or puffy gums, difficulty sleeping, crankiness and fussiness, per the institution.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
Jon Duffy, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
Flu can impact children differently and present more general symptoms like irritability and general fussiness, or ear and stomach pain.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 2 Jan. 2026
These include constipation, fussiness at feeding and a weak cry.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 29 Dec. 2025
The spice that makes this dish work is Carl's precious decor and fussiness about keeping the place impeccable, communicated with exquisite diction by the burly Scales.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Pebsworth also raised concerns about CDC data showing irritability or fussiness in some infants who received the hepatitis B vaccine.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2025
The most common symptoms of teething include drooling, putting fingers or fists in their mouth, swollen or puffy gums, difficulty sleeping, crankiness and fussiness, per the institution.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fussiness
Noun
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Or is this a kind of fastidiousness of yours?—
Cynthia Zarin,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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The filmmaking is precise and refined, but free of the self-conscious fastidiousness that often passes for style on the international festival circuit.—
Jon Frosch,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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At restaurants, waiters would ignore me for long stretches—not out of rudeness, but because lingering is just built into the culture.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
9 Dec. 2025
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Not, of course, if the intention of the query is to justify rudeness or to be combative.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
24 Nov. 2025
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With a daintiness at odds with its 120 kilos, the bear extricates its wrist from the tie and calmly takes its leave.—
Ganesh Marín,
The Dial,
7 Oct. 2025
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Advocates of trade barriers against China cite the country’s poor human rights record and its belligerence toward neighbors.—
Marc Joffe,
Oc Register,
16 Dec. 2025
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On social media, Tan was pugilistic to the point of belligerence, casting his political enemies as corrupt malefactors responsible for the despoliation of his beloved city.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025
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The flame-wielder is a tough match for Mecha Man, necessitating some extrajudicial aggression as Robert lops off two of his opponent’s fingers with a beam saber.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
7 Nov. 2025
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What's more, the researchers were surprised to find no evidence of the spiders' usual cannibalistic aggression.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
5 Nov. 2025
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Whatever the case, sensitivities about national security risks remain high as China’s relationship with Western nations grows tense.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
10 Nov. 2025
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Witches Witches in Rice's world are humans born with special supernatural sensitivities, oftentimes extra sensory perceptions or the power of telekinesis.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Nov. 2025
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For Republicans, the primary has become a struggle over how to keep Texas red, with their party weighing steadiness, combativeness and reinvention in the post-Trump era.—
Gromer Jeffers Jr.
Political,
Dallas Morning News,
2 Jan. 2026
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For those reading the tea leaves about the level of combativeness that next year’s talks could bring, some members of the strike-era leadership are back in 2026.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
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Those who remember the truculence of those rough-and-tumble Ducks know how much of a sacrifice that was.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
6 June 2025
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Trump’s truculence has infuriated Canadians, leading many to cancel U.S. vacations, refuse to buy American goods and possibly even to vote early.—
Rob Gillies,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Fussiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fussiness. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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