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Recent Examples of monkish
Integral, too, to Dayal’s mythology was his monkish existence.
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Literary Hub, 29 Oct. 2025
The festival would know that better than most, juxtaposing classical music—and its expectation of monkish silence—with the heart of Chicago’s downtown, and the human mix therein.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
Obama has retreated into monkish silence, broken only for special occasions such as celebrity deaths and the recording of Bruce Springsteen podcasts.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 17 July 2024
Cillian Murphy is not sitting at home in monkish penury.
—Vulture, 3 Feb. 2024
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Literary Hub, 29 Oct. 2025
The festival would know that better than most, juxtaposing classical music—and its expectation of monkish silence—with the heart of Chicago’s downtown, and the human mix therein.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
Obama has retreated into monkish silence, broken only for special occasions such as celebrity deaths and the recording of Bruce Springsteen podcasts.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 17 July 2024
Cillian Murphy is not sitting at home in monkish penury.
—Vulture, 3 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monkish
Adjective
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Once inside, warm, tropical breezes flow into the hotel’s ascetic, nevertheless grand lobby, wafting you towards a magical cloister filled with plants and robust Botero sculptures.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 May 2026
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Grothendieck was intense and ascetic from his early days.—
Konstantin Kakaes,
Quanta Magazine,
20 May 2026
Adjective
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This results in highly architectural and ornate garments and textiles built through tension, geometry, and monastic focus.—
Catherine Tansey,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 June 2026
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There’s something monastic about the way he’s taken on Red Lobster.—
Rita Omokha,
Vanity Fair,
12 June 2026
Adjective
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Built for austere operations The aircraft combines Mach Industries’ platform development capabilities with Whisper Aero’s JetFoil propulsion technology.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
18 June 2026
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Her voice, her arrangements, and her performances are sophisticated and beautiful, even austere.—
Sam Sodomsky,
Pitchfork,
16 June 2026
Adjective
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Satrapi shows us that under authoritarian rule, exile is experienced not only in leaving home, but in the slow erosion of the self from within.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
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Building the capacity of governments, especially authoritarian ones, to manage migration and contain refugees is not an inherent global good.—
Kelsey Norman,
The Conversation,
18 June 2026
Adjective
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Under the law, California is able to set these stricter standards through a waiver from the EPA.—
Haley Parsley
June 22,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
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And extreme sports accidents renew calls for stricter regulations.—
David Hickey,
NBC news,
22 June 2026
Adjective
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Judges have to throw the book at those arrested to teach them a stern lesson.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
17 June 2026
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However, for students graduating right now, Hammer can't really summon up anything stern to say.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
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“Monkish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monkish. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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