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Recent Examples of mannered
The usually mild mannered judge also directly addressed the issue of racial bias.
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 16 June 2025
But Park has a knack for echoing mannered 19th century conundrums.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 4 June 2025
His laconic, weary speech contrasts with the more expansive, and at times mannered, language of the voice on the tapes.
—Houman Barekat, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Throughout the season, Coop holds forth in voice-over monologues long on faux profundity, mannered phrasings, and lists.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 16 June 2025
But Park has a knack for echoing mannered 19th century conundrums.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 4 June 2025
His laconic, weary speech contrasts with the more expansive, and at times mannered, language of the voice on the tapes.
—Houman Barekat, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Throughout the season, Coop holds forth in voice-over monologues long on faux profundity, mannered phrasings, and lists.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mannered
Adjective
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After being worked when Seth Rollins’ injury shortened his match against LA Knight at Saturday Night’s Main Event, conflicting reports began trickling in that Rollins’ knee injury may have been over exaggerated for dramatic effect.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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In the three decades since producers Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler founded the production company Killer Films, the demise of art-house cinema has been greatly exaggerated — more than once.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
31 July 2025
Adjective
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Despite the cool design vibe here, there’s nothing pretentious about Ammos Hotel, which is ultimately a family hotel with a friendly atmosphere– evidenced by its most beloved employee: a Boston Terrier named Jonny.—
Monica Mendal,
Vogue,
15 July 2025
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Even when Season Three felt meandering or pretentious, the vibe set by the music and the production design never faltered.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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Zinnias also attract butterflies with its showy flowers.—
Clarence Schmidt,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 July 2025
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Netflix shows can do the same thing even with a binge model — but Pulse simply isn’t the same kind of big, showy event series as a Wednesday or Squid Game or even Department Q.—
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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This unnatural divide goes back to the beginnings of medicine and dentistry.—
Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
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Action Step: Run your materials through a grammar checker, but always read them over yourself to catch subtle mistakes or unnatural language.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
20 July 2025
Adjective
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The apatite in the studied samples has a modal abundance of 0.067 vol% calculated from 163 basalt fragments using Image J software (Supplementary Table 2 and Supplementary Fig. 7).—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
16 July 2025
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Her brand of studied, bashful flightiness began to seem more passé than winkingly subversive.—
Mayukh Sen,
The Atlantic,
9 July 2025
Adjective
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The National Organization for Women reported that by age 60, 28.7% of women feel dissatisfied and 32.6% feel self-conscious about their bodies—additionally, 43.7% of women over 60 report considering cosmetic surgery.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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Maybe some are self-conscious about their legs, and find jeans a comfortable solution for their exercise routines over athleisure.—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
24 July 2025
Adjective
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The documentary does a deep dive into the life of the titular flamboyant astrologer, beloved and revered by Latino families for multiple generations.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
5 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, Ukrainian powerhouse Shakhtar Donetsk has a history of bringing flamboyant Brazilians to Eastern Europe.—
Henry Flynn,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
Adjective
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In all hierarchical societies, formal, ostentatious patterns of financial acquisition, contribution, and consumption demonstrate proper taste.—
Matthew Carey Salyer,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Kenyans are worse off than before, with many blaming Ruto for his failure to improve the economic conditions, his decisions to increase taxes, and his ostentatious display of wealth from fancy watches to Louboutin shoes.—
Troy Onyango,
Time,
24 July 2025
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“Mannered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mannered. Accessed 10 Aug. 2025.
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