lowery

variants also loury

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for lowery
Adjective
  • Kotsay said Wilson has a left wrist contusion, but that X-rays returned negative and that Wilson would be day-to-day.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2025
  • More urgently, defunding and censoring science could have dramatically negative consequences for all Americans.
    Matt Motta, Scientific American, 10 July 2025
Adjective
  • For those still experiencing the oppressive heat, here are some tips for how to find your own bit of relief.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 27 June 2025
  • The oppressive heat and humidity, which have brought triple-digit temperatures across the Midwest and East Coast in recent weeks, have caused the pavement to buckle on roads in a number of states.
    Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2025
Adjective
  • If the sky becomes menacing and thunder becomes audible, seek out a safe place to seek shelter.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2025
  • The real version of Dave is equal parts pitiful and menacing, seductive and unable to fully pass himself as a normal person.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 28 June 2025
Adjective
  • If diplomacy and international cooperation aren’t reliable, countries will be looking for other means to protect themselves in an increasingly threatening world.
    Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
  • But the president’s rhetoric in recent days has gotten more threatening toward Tehran, including a social media post targeting Iran’s supreme leader.
    Brett Samuels, The Hill, 19 June 2025
Adjective
  • Robert Shapiro, the first member and initial chair of OJ Simpson's defense team, gave a grim prediction regarding Diddy's potential sentence.
    Lauryn Overhultz , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 8 July 2025
  • In 2024, that number hit a heartbreaking 105 — a grim record for child drownings in the state, according to the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF).
    Karen Cohn, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 July 2025
Adjective
  • From the extremely drab future of 2176, three adventurers are sent back in time to July 4, 1776 but mistakenly land in the year 1976.
    Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
  • From the creators of The Office comes a new mockumentary that trades Dunder Mifflin’s cubicles for a drab Midwestern newsroom.
    Andy Meek, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Adjective
  • CEOs have increasingly shared their dour prognostication of AI’s impact on the future of work and the latest diagnosis came from Jim Farley, the CEO of automaker Ford.
    John Kell, Fortune, 9 July 2025
  • The vote against Trump is not going to be the salve that cures her dour numbers.
    Philip Elliott, Time, 9 July 2025
Adjective
  • Generally, names as a kind of artist name are quite dull nowadays anyway.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 4 July 2025
  • Sometimes, an artist who is too long viewed as an outsider to Music City's style and sound will see the shine of the bright lights grow dull on their art.
    Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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“Lowery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lowery. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.

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