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Recent Examples of monosyllabic Eva, a monosyllabic Finn about my age who dressed in head-to-toe black, seemed uninterested in most of what was happening around her, including me. Hazlitt, 3 Dec. 2024 Daboll, who typically mutters his way through monosyllabic answers after games, raved about the character and work ethic of his team Sunday. Dan Duggan, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024 Verstappen was subsequently punished for using the F-word to describe Red Bull’s performances and reacted to his ban by delivering monosyllabic answers during FIA press conferences over the weekend. Dan Cancian, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024 First appearing in 1950, in the original run of Charles M. Schulz's Peanuts comic strip, Snoopy is the relaxed, lovable, adventurous, and monosyllabic dog of Sally and Charlie Brown. Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 18 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for monosyllabic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monosyllabic
Adjective
  • Draft concise speaker notes, of a maximum length of 40 words, to accompany each slide.
    Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
  • Those include developing a clear and concise framework of the city’s role in disaster response, creating a city-specific recovery plan, clarifying the roles of the mayor’s office and City Council and updating disaster communication plan, policies and training.
    Jaelyn Rodriguez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2025
Adjective
  • After a brief chat with the other players in my group, we are whisked down stairs and along corridors – whose décor is akin to that found in a Scottish castle – passing doors from which come shrieks of denunciation and denial.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Walnut Ridge has turned that brief encounter into the yearly Beatles at the Ridge festival, scheduled for Sept. 20.
    Jack Schnedler, Arkansas Online, 4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Human Rights Watch said M23’s efforts to consolidate control of Goma have involved possible war crimes, including the summary execution of civilians in February.
    Michela Wrong, NBC news, 6 June 2025
  • Unlike traditional employee income, business income does not always come with summary tax forms like the W2 at the end of the year.
    Vlad Rusz, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025

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“Monosyllabic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monosyllabic. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.

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