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Recent Examples of mannered
Driver delivers one of his most underrated performances as the curious, mild-mannered poet, proving to be a strong match for writer-director Jim Jarmusch’s minimalist style.
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Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Feb. 2026
With some big personalities on the Team USA men’s hockey team, many have wondered if the mild-mannered Auston Matthews is the ideal captain for the Americans.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 15 Feb. 2026
It's got all the classic Superman mythology beginning with the Last Son of Krypton arriving to work at the Daily Planet as mild-mannered Clark Kent plus a deliciously sinister John Shea as Lex Luthor in the premiere season.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 14 Feb. 2026
Duren shoved Diabate’s face, and despite people on both sides trying to alleviate the tension, the usually mild-mannered Diabate kept trying to find Duren again.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
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Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Feb. 2026
With some big personalities on the Team USA men’s hockey team, many have wondered if the mild-mannered Auston Matthews is the ideal captain for the Americans.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 15 Feb. 2026
It's got all the classic Superman mythology beginning with the Last Son of Krypton arriving to work at the Daily Planet as mild-mannered Clark Kent plus a deliciously sinister John Shea as Lex Luthor in the premiere season.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 14 Feb. 2026
Duren shoved Diabate’s face, and despite people on both sides trying to alleviate the tension, the usually mild-mannered Diabate kept trying to find Duren again.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mannered
Adjective
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Intel’s gaming-performance doldrums are often exaggerated, though, so some context is in order.—
Michael Justin Allen Sexton,
PC Magazine,
11 Mar. 2026
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The subtle piping along the border gives it a refined look, and Baker appreciates that the fluffiness feels full without being too exaggerated, which is great for those who prefer a more minimal bedspread.—
Shoko Wanger,
Architectural Digest,
9 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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And The Row’s appeal at first seemed like a pretentious effort to keep the TikTok crowd from gaping at its founders Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen’s it-shoes and fab-drab tailoring.—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
12 Mar. 2026
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She had been blamed for breaking up the greatest band of all time; her art was pretentious and nonsensical; her music was unlistenable.—
Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
21 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Flowers mature into showy red fruits that persist into winter, providing food for songbirds.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
9 Mar. 2026
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This sun-loving perennial produces showy bright blue or white thistlelike spherical blooms from mid to late summer.—
Lynn McAlpine,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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What people fail to realize, Harding said, is that the office is an investigative body that plays a role in uncovering the cause of unnatural deaths and also protecting the public.—
Shannon Tyler
March 6,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Mar. 2026
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The film is fiercely feminist, a little punk, more than a bit surreal, leaning much heavier on absurdist romance than horror and, ultimately, an unnatural force of nature.—
Mark Meszoros,
Boston Herald,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Hell’s greatest feat, however, is a studied transposition of the infamous affair between the nineteenth-century French poets Paul Verlaine and Arthur Rimbaud onto the lives of Vaughn and Wode.—
Taran Dugal,
New Yorker,
4 Mar. 2026
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The Cuban example The Cuban exile community offers, perhaps, the most studied example of diaspora political mobilization.—
Michael Paarlberg,
The Conversation,
12 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Sydney Sweeney revealed how a childhood insecurity that left her feeling self-conscious led to the launch of her lingerie brand.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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Love Story, though a self-conscious departure from the other shows of the Murphyverse, employs a similar logic.—
Megan Garber,
The Atlantic,
9 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Like any royal worth her salt, Tindall knows her way around a flamboyant hat.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
10 Mar. 2026
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His villains were flamboyant, but Bruce was mournful, reluctant — no onscreen superhero has more palpably wrestled with not wanting to be a superhero.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
7 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Meticulous and never ostentatious, his work displays refined elegance, luxurious detailing, exacting craftsmanship, historical references, and a sumptuous materiality.—
Jennifer Baum Lagdameo,
Architectural Digest,
10 Mar. 2026
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Set to a jazzy score and shot on the streets, The Only Living Pickpocket in New York is filled with life, though not in an ostentatious, masquerading way.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Mannered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mannered. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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