as in volatile
frequently influenced by moods and especially bad moods
teenagers are often both moody and changeable
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Recent Examples of moody
You’d be forgiven for expecting M to have a rugged, moody interior to match its brawny exterior—which includes its own seaplane.
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Katia Damborsky, Robb Report, 12 May 2025
What’s not convincingly nailed by the film’s moody bravado is the grief propelling its flirtatious and fraught quartet toward presumptive tragedy.
—Lisa Kennedy, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Moore House Design Moore House Design created a moody atmosphere in the main bedroom of a Portsmouth, Rhode Island, home by painting the walls in Sherwin-Williams’ Enduring Bronze.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 15 Apr. 2025
Last year, black cherry was the fruit of the season—nails and lips were drenched in the moody color, and pulse points spritzed with the juicy fruit’s aroma.
—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 30 Apr. 2025
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Katia Damborsky, Robb Report, 12 May 2025
What’s not convincingly nailed by the film’s moody bravado is the grief propelling its flirtatious and fraught quartet toward presumptive tragedy.
—Lisa Kennedy, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Moore House Design Moore House Design created a moody atmosphere in the main bedroom of a Portsmouth, Rhode Island, home by painting the walls in Sherwin-Williams’ Enduring Bronze.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 15 Apr. 2025
Last year, black cherry was the fruit of the season—nails and lips were drenched in the moody color, and pulse points spritzed with the juicy fruit’s aroma.
—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moody
Adjective
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Other big miners, including archrivals BHP, Anglo American and Glencore, have steered clear of lithium, am important metal in batteries, but one which is also abundantly available puts suffers from extremely volatile pricing.—
Tim Treadgold,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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Unlike volatile digital assets like bitcoin, the value of stablecoins is tied to a real-world asset like fiat currencies or commodities like gold.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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Although bad things do happen to him, they are often caused by his own careless and impulsive nature.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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Move slowly and be careful about impulsive ideas and actions.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
30 May 2025
Adjective
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Sitting places the glutes in a lengthened, inactive state that pushes the pelvis forward and puts the lower back at a painfully compressed, mechanical disadvantage, which in turn creates a posture that feels tight, stiff and unstable.—
Dana Santas,
CNN Money,
30 May 2025
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The mountain side of the glacier had been unstable since last week, when millions of pounds of rock debris fell onto the glacier surface, Davies said.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
29 May 2025
Adjective
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Hers is the kind of face that inspires directors to tight framing — gleaming, as if smoothed from marble, and yet somehow pliant, changeful.—
Jordan Kisner Jack Davison,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2022
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Rigorous, blustery winter; winding sleety spring; hot, moist enervating summer; changeful autumn with its dog-days; these are absolutely unknown.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Jan. 2023
Adjective
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The crew is under the supervision of the capable Mensah (Noma Dumezweni) who is prone to panic attacks as the group visits an irritable planet at the behest of The Corporation — a powerful business conglomerate where profit is indeed king.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
16 May 2025
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It’s said to cause people to become irritable, aggravate health problems, and abrade mechanical devices.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
Adjective
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Even young kids, who can be temperamental and are still learning to socialize, have trouble always being kind.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
15 May 2025
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Known for its porous, temperamental nature, Mizunara imparts a distinctive flavor profile with floral, herbal and nutty characteristics.—
Amber Love Bond,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Moody.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moody. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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