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Adjective
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Even Jason notices the guests are fidgety.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
24 Feb. 2026 -
The two go toe-to-toe in power and precision, but the Breville’s intuitive assembly is a massive improvement on the Cuisinart’s notoriously fidgety and fussy locking mechanisms.—
Noah Kaufman,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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But since the current administration is so obsessed with sports imagery, the latest Trumpian sports controversy needs to be addressed.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
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Enterprises are much more obsessed with getting things right.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
3 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The agency was likely preoccupied with things like the war in Kosovo and hunting a Saudi dissident named Osama Bin Laden toward the end of the Nineties.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
3 Mar. 2026
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In fact, the whole notion of seeing things in the subway, writing about the subway, is a kind of mindfulness that only somebody walking around a lot, at ease, not preoccupied, would observe.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The scheme shocks their high-strung son Harold (Roberts), whose wife, Neha (Gill), is a local police officer.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
18 Feb. 2026
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The combination of the car weighing less than 1,750 pounds, its slippery shape, and its high-strung engine, allows the 202 to nudge 105 mph.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Just fluttery, flake-free lashes that look and feel good.—
Jacqueline Kilikita,
Refinery29,
22 Jan. 2026
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The gown has long sleeves, a wide sweetheart neckline and a fluttery, feminine midiskirt.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
10 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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But for Farelo, a restless artist who describes herself as endlessly curious, that was just the beginning.—
Julyssa Lopez,
Rolling Stone,
7 Mar. 2026
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The restless first movement does quite a variety of things with an underlying waltz rhythm.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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These kids are spooky, and often annoying.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
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The first lady opted for a simple, non-spooky aesthetic, lining the stairs and walkways outside with pumpkins and fall leaves.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
24 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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But wispy flighty sails cannot express devotion to a stone.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026
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People have the desire to evolve together, and get past the minor annoyances of a Gemini being too flighty for an intense Scorpio or a Leo’s dramatics overshadowing Taurus’s kindness.—
Lisa Stardust,
Vogue,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Hypertense.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypertense. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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