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Recent Examples of melancholia
Their melancholia was the uncertainty inherent in a time of enormous change.
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Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
Her husband apparently suffers from melancholia and has been confined to an asylum for many years, so don’t expect a Save the Date to land in your mailbox anytime soon.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 13 July 2025
Trousdale’s songs adroitly address female empowerment, loss, heartbreak, anxiety, mental health and other subjects while striking a winning balance between melancholia and buoyancy.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2025
Marked by a graceful melancholia and filled with daunting technical feats, especially the director’s signature, logistics-defying long takes, his films are beautifully realized meditations on nostalgia and loss in which the cinema tends to be a character itself.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025
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Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
Her husband apparently suffers from melancholia and has been confined to an asylum for many years, so don’t expect a Save the Date to land in your mailbox anytime soon.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 13 July 2025
Trousdale’s songs adroitly address female empowerment, loss, heartbreak, anxiety, mental health and other subjects while striking a winning balance between melancholia and buoyancy.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2025
Marked by a graceful melancholia and filled with daunting technical feats, especially the director’s signature, logistics-defying long takes, his films are beautifully realized meditations on nostalgia and loss in which the cinema tends to be a character itself.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for melancholia
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On his early records, the London musician made do with saxophone alone, looping and layering his instrument into billowing expressions of foghorn melancholy.—
Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
26 Feb. 2026
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Turner plays the middle brother with intriguing melancholy and an almost alien detachment, which works within the world this film creates, but not necessarily for a main character.—
David Opie,
IndieWire,
15 Feb. 2026
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Her wedge of baked Alaska slouched on the plate like a children’s book illustration meant to convey sadness.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Mar. 2026
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In my experience, sadness and melancholy exist side by side with happiness and joy.—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
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Those reflections on youthful passion contrast sharply with the Mozzer’s current state of self-pity.—
Jon Dolan,
Rolling Stone,
6 Mar. 2026
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Winning an Olympic gold medal with Team USA last month has undoubtedly helped his mood, but there’s also a level of maturity at this stage of his career — and life — that doesn’t leave much room for self-pity.—
Vincent Z. Mercogliano,
New York Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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No incidents have ever been reported, but one former member of the organization was unsurprised at the team’s unhappiness, comparing his experience with the plane to opening the door of a modern luxury car only to find amenities and seats inside that belong in a 40-year-old sedan.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
28 Feb. 2026
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At the wedding, is Joette miserable because of her love for Vernice, or is her unhappiness due to something greater?—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2026
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His gloominess seemed to make no sense.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
25 Oct. 2025
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While most of the central bank’s policymakers still see inflation as a bigger threat than the jobs market — whose weakening may be more driven by slower immigration than corporate gloominess — there’s little consensus on the path forward, according to the September minutes released Wednesday.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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As the score tilted more and more and more heavily in Memphis’ favor Friday night, Mavericks’ fans’ dejection level probably depended on their larger-picture perspective.—
Brad Townsend,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Feb. 2026
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The world watched as the heavy favorite to triumph at the Milan Cortina Games sat through several agonizing minutes of dejection.—
Dave Skretta,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
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Faced with the closure announcement on Facebook, commenters quickly expressed sorrow — and reminisced.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Mar. 2026
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Buford’s issued a statement Monday expressing sorrow for the victims and thanking law enforcement.—
Lily Kepner,
Austin American Statesman,
2 Mar. 2026
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Baker is quick to push back against some of the doom-and-gloom that hangs over the future of Olympic sports at the college level.—
Lindsay Schnell,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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Elsewhere, stories of economic gloom – from galloping inflation to restaurant closures and the knock-on impact of severe tax increases – describe the many ways in which the prolonged war in Ukraine is now hitting Russians hard in the pocket at home.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Melancholia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melancholia. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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