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to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
the kind of person who wouldn't be happy if she didn't have something to grizzle about
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Recent Examples of grizzled
Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Baldwin plays Harlan Rust, a grizzled 19th-century outlaw who must come to the rescue of his fugitive grandson — who, in a sad coincidence, is wanted for accidentally shooting someone.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
Baldwin, playing a grizzled criminal gunslinger who is also a caring grandpa, does his best to lend the film a menacing movie-star charisma.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 May 2025
The Netflix movie, which premiered on April 25, sees Venom star Tom Hardy as a grizzled, corrupt cop named Walker, who must rescue the also-corrupt politician Lawrence Beaumont’s (Forest Whitaker) son Charlie (Justin Cornwell) after a drug deal gone horribly wrong.
—Skyler Trepel, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
Boone even had the grizzled manager on his podcast a few months back.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Baldwin plays Harlan Rust, a grizzled 19th-century outlaw who must come to the rescue of his fugitive grandson — who, in a sad coincidence, is wanted for accidentally shooting someone.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
Baldwin, playing a grizzled criminal gunslinger who is also a caring grandpa, does his best to lend the film a menacing movie-star charisma.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 May 2025
The Netflix movie, which premiered on April 25, sees Venom star Tom Hardy as a grizzled, corrupt cop named Walker, who must rescue the also-corrupt politician Lawrence Beaumont’s (Forest Whitaker) son Charlie (Justin Cornwell) after a drug deal gone horribly wrong.
—Skyler Trepel, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grizzled
Adjective
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Since Trump is not a Red-baiter, Clooney must adjust his hoary defense of the Democratic Party to fit the left’s new partisanship.—
Armond White,
National Review,
30 Apr. 2025
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Forget that hoary old prophecy about the kid who'll bring balance to the Force.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
24 Apr. 2025
Verb
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On March 4, 2021, Williams complained to Rollins that everyone was still ignoring his advice.—
Joshua Kaplan,
ProPublica,
4 Jan. 2025
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Sepulveda complained about the judge’s biased views with Mexican American Bar Association members.—
Richard J. Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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During cold weather the moisture precipitates out of the air onto every branch and willow bush, coating them in a layer of hoar frost.—
Seth Adams,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 May 2023
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Surface hoar is created when water vapor is deposited on the snow surface, like dew.—
Lisa M. Krieger,
The Mercury News,
18 Jan. 2024
Adjective
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Think warm whites, sandy browns, and light wood tones.—
Cori Sears,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 June 2025
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The dad and daughter walked barefoot on a sandy path surrounded by palm trees, seemingly in their home state of California.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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Polley and cinematographer Luc Montpellier shoot the story in a muted palette, not quite sepia but not quite color either, reflecting the limited world of its characters.—
Lindsey Bahr,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Jan. 2023
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The harsh, desaturated look of Luc Montpellier’s cinematography — not quite black-and-white, not quite sepia — establishes an ambiance of persistent, disorienting unreality.—
Justin ChangFilm Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Dec. 2022
Adjective
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More white people claim the credit than Black people certainly.—
Tax Notes Staff,
Forbes,
14 Feb. 2023
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The only racial group that saw a decrease in suicide rates across age cohorts was non-Hispanic white people.—
Ellen Barry,
BostonGlobe.com,
11 Feb. 2023
Verb
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For decades, Yankees players, for the most part, grumbled but complied.—
Marc Edelman,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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Some Russian cheerleaders of the war grumbled on social media that a deal with the United States could sell out the soldiers on the battlefield.—
Anton Troianovski,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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In his post-game meeting with reporters, New York coach Tom Thibodeau looked ashen and was at loss for explaining what unfolded.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
22 May 2025
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The urologist’s face, lit by the glow of these images, was ashen.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Grizzled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grizzled. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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