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Recent Examples of fussiness
Free from clutter or fussiness, the thoughtful simplicity feels like pure luxury.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
The form mentioned risks such as diarrhea, constipation, gas, and fussiness.
—David Hilzenrath, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
The form mentioned risks such as diarrhea, constipation, gas, and fussiness.
—David Hilzenrath, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2026
Symptoms include decreased urination, dry mouth and throat, feeling dizzy when standing up, crying with few or no tears, and unusual sleepiness or fussiness.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 10 Mar. 2026
Less wing fussiness, smaller bodies, more reliant on tire grip than aero, and a much beefier electric-hybrid motor doing a substantial chunk of the work.
—Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Baptisia plants are beloved for producing blue blooms that complete any garden design without the fussiness that many blue flowers exhibit.
—Jamie McIntosh, The Spruce, 3 Mar. 2026
If fussiness were an Olympic sport, Annette would be a legend.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2026
The framers did not distribute war powers this way out of procedural fussiness.
—Jon Duffy, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
The form mentioned risks such as diarrhea, constipation, gas, and fussiness.
—David Hilzenrath, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
The form mentioned risks such as diarrhea, constipation, gas, and fussiness.
—David Hilzenrath, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2026
Symptoms include decreased urination, dry mouth and throat, feeling dizzy when standing up, crying with few or no tears, and unusual sleepiness or fussiness.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 10 Mar. 2026
Less wing fussiness, smaller bodies, more reliant on tire grip than aero, and a much beefier electric-hybrid motor doing a substantial chunk of the work.
—Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Baptisia plants are beloved for producing blue blooms that complete any garden design without the fussiness that many blue flowers exhibit.
—Jamie McIntosh, The Spruce, 3 Mar. 2026
If fussiness were an Olympic sport, Annette would be a legend.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2026
The framers did not distribute war powers this way out of procedural fussiness.
—Jon Duffy, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fussiness
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Bryant is a restrained writer, and the fastidiousness of his elastic text does little to allay those who are likely to become inflamed.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2026
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More such fastidiousness will be needed to arrest the domino effect of delegitimization and to renew the small guarantees of truth and dignity in public life customarily provided by legacy institutions.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Comprising classmates Nilsson, Nutt, James Falconer, Suellen Rocca, Art Green, and Karl Wirsum, the Who held their first exhibition at Chicago’s Hyde Park Art Center in 1966, ushering a new mode of dank, bawdy rudeness into the city’s milieu.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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But these days civility, much like rudeness, can ride a stream of shares and retweets to the far corners of the world.—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
1 June 2026
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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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Officers in Texas displayed startling belligerence at times, grabbing or tackling students a fraction of their size over misconduct that often appeared to be minor.—
Clare Amari,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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On the Season 44 premiere in September 2018, Damon parodied Kavanaugh’s Senate testimony, depicting his belligerence and frequently yelling, referencing beer, among other things — using many of the actual quotes from the hearing.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
10 May 2026
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Following his Game 1 sluggishness, Wembanyama played with more aggression and decisiveness.—
Mark Medina,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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The teen witness said Hunter Metcalf, the victim’s twin brother, told Anthony to leave in an escalating tone of aggression.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC news,
6 June 2026
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Louisa Loo, Lombard Odier’s head of wealth planning for Asia, said many wealthy Asian families continue to delay succession discussions because of cultural sensitivities and a lack of urgency.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
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My own sensitivity to jealousy began early.—
Meehika Barua,
Time,
29 May 2026
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But there is a far more important influence Dobeš can have on this series than his combativeness, and that is his puckhandling.—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
23 May 2026
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As a student at Dartmouth College, Dhillon doubled down on her political beliefs with a combativeness that foreshadowed her later commitment to MAGA.—
Quinta Jurecic,
The Atlantic,
13 Apr. 2026
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Then there is the lifelong contentiousness with her mother, Marluce Martins Perry, a talented Brazilian artist who reluctantly traded her gifts and status for matrimony and child-rearing and resented her family in the wake of her decision.—
A.D. Amorosi,
SPIN,
4 May 2026
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The theme of the contentiousness was that the Bengals didn’t have interest in offering any long-term guarantees that were a priority to the 31-year-old.—
Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Fussiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fussiness. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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