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as in spirit
a state of mind dominated by a particular emotion
losing my favorite sweater left me in a bad mood for the rest of the day
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as in aura
a special quality or impression associated with something
there's a haunting mood of melancholy about the ruined old castle
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as in anger
archaic
an intense emotional state of displeasure with someone or something
in his mood, the king spared no one his venomous tongue
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Through slick aesthetics bolstered by a sensational soundscape, the filmmakers build an entrancing, atmospheric mood piece.
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Courtney Howard, Variety, 15 Aug. 2024
Nootropics are popular substances such as L-theanine and caffeine that are claimed to improve mood and provide focus and energy.
—Ece Yildirim, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2024
With a shell necklace signaling lazy sojourns spent browsing beach stalls (or at least an aspirational Net-a-Porter edit), but black leather pumps nodding to the back-to-school mood ahead, Holmes’s look was very much summer on top, autumn down below.
—Alice Newbold, Vogue, 16 Aug. 2024
This kind of tender sentimentality isn’t par for the course with Hong, a filmmaker whose essential feature template may be close to self-parody in its consistency, but allows for a fluid, ever-expanding spectrum of moods, feelings and foibles.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 16 Aug. 2024
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Courtney Howard, Variety, 15 Aug. 2024
Nootropics are popular substances such as L-theanine and caffeine that are claimed to improve mood and provide focus and energy.
—Ece Yildirim, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2024
With a shell necklace signaling lazy sojourns spent browsing beach stalls (or at least an aspirational Net-a-Porter edit), but black leather pumps nodding to the back-to-school mood ahead, Holmes’s look was very much summer on top, autumn down below.
—Alice Newbold, Vogue, 16 Aug. 2024
This kind of tender sentimentality isn’t par for the course with Hong, a filmmaker whose essential feature template may be close to self-parody in its consistency, but allows for a fluid, ever-expanding spectrum of moods, feelings and foibles.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 16 Aug. 2024
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“Mood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mood. Accessed 7 Sep. 2024.
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