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Noun
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Adjusting the phase of light can unintentionally change its brightness, potentially affecting security.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
9 June 2026 -
Add the lime juice just before serving to preserve brightness and prevent bitterness.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
Noun
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To reduce pressure on the soft seafloor, engineers added a huge block of foam to the heavy collector to give it some buoyancy.—
Harry Stevens,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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What followed were decades of growth that looked fine in the aggregate and felt hollow in practice—punctuated by brief spurts of genuine buoyancy that raised expectations before collapsing them.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
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The Pines, for instance, is noted for gay revelry amid geometrically precise houses by Horace Gifford, Harry Bates, and other important modernist architects.—
Fred A. Bernstein,
Architectural Digest,
8 June 2026
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Social feeds overflowed with videos of blue-and-orange revelry.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
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While this might rankle a certain type of science fiction reader who expects rigorous world building and a straightforward plot, Unferth’s playfulness injects new life into some trusty old tropes that have calcified into clichés.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Kitschy decor, decorative dinos, and artwork chosen by Felix echo the bedroom’s color story—and lend an appropriate dose of youthful playfulness.—
Ella Field,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 June 2026
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The finale is an ambiguous mix of jollity and agitation, with a piccolo shrieking above a militant march.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Winston Peacock’s Ghost of Christmas Present is especially winning with decidedly John Belushi-esque jollity.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
10 Dec. 2025
Noun
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That lightheartedness quickly evolved into the NFL’s biggest off-field competition.—
Karla Cote,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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In a film that nimbly walks the tightrope between lightheartedness and weightlessness, Jerry and Mabel’s antagonistic relationship ends up proving the unexpected core of the story.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Especially watching Curtis reveling playing a teen again.—
Katie Grant,
Parents,
7 Aug. 2025
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This turn was frankly difficult to digest in a show that’s otherwise adopted a stance of irreverent insouciance toward other hot topics.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
1 June 2026
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Gentle, barely there long layers offer further softness to Margot Robbie’s near-blunt bob, the subtle framing providing extra insouciance.—
Calin Van Paris,
InStyle,
27 May 2026
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“Good-humoredness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/good-humoredness. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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