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as in unpredictability
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as in sorrow
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Recent Examples of moodiness
Lynn told me that Colson shared his father’s moodiness, if not his stifling conservatism.
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Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
There’s a fine line between creating moodiness and making a space feel suffocating.
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Ashlyn Needham,
The Spruce,
4 June 2026
The hormone pills can cause serious side effects, particularly fatigue and moodiness.
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CBS News,
31 May 2026
The former's moodiness will complement the latter's cuteness for a fashion-forward outfit.
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Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
25 May 2026
Everything from his moodiness to the tension of not knowing what’s next would draw Cancer, Scorpio or Pisces in like a moth to a flame.
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Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
21 May 2026
Malek, with an insular and crestfallen moodiness, plays Jimmy as a man caught between liberation and AIDS, between wanting to be a breakout performer and waiting to stay true to his subversive drag soul.
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Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
20 May 2026
Teens are moody, but don’t take that moodiness personally.
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Judy Koutsky,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
Symptoms of menopause include hot flashes, sleep issues, joint and muscle discomfort, night sweats, forgetfulness, moodiness, and irritability.
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Laura Schober,
Health,
23 Apr. 2026
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
There’s a fine line between creating moodiness and making a space feel suffocating.
—
Ashlyn Needham,
The Spruce,
4 June 2026
The hormone pills can cause serious side effects, particularly fatigue and moodiness.
—
CBS News,
31 May 2026
The former's moodiness will complement the latter's cuteness for a fashion-forward outfit.
—
Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
25 May 2026
Everything from his moodiness to the tension of not knowing what’s next would draw Cancer, Scorpio or Pisces in like a moth to a flame.
—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
21 May 2026
Malek, with an insular and crestfallen moodiness, plays Jimmy as a man caught between liberation and AIDS, between wanting to be a breakout performer and waiting to stay true to his subversive drag soul.
—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
20 May 2026
Teens are moody, but don’t take that moodiness personally.
—
Judy Koutsky,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
Symptoms of menopause include hot flashes, sleep issues, joint and muscle discomfort, night sweats, forgetfulness, moodiness, and irritability.
—
Laura Schober,
Health,
23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moodiness
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That unpredictability, coupled with Johnson’s razor-thin voting margin, is testing the seemingly cozy relationship between the speaker and the president ahead of the midterms.
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For example, process is becoming more of an approach because business decisions are no longer linear and must be built for unpredictability and flexibility.
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Kara is addicted to drowning her sorrows and avoiding responsibility, but learns to embrace heroism after embarking on a quest for revenge alongside Ruthye (Eve Ridley).
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Parting is such sweet sorrow, but these guys aren’t going gently into the night just yet.
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Yakkity’s impulsiveness and wisecracking jokes provide the laughs, while Keo’s rivalry with his father (and his crush on Lemony) ground the show with genuine emotional dynamics.
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That impulsiveness was on display last year when the president pushed the Texas state legislature to gerrymander its electoral maps before the midterms in the hope of maintaining Republican control of Congress.
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In 1848, the landscape architect Andrew Jackson Downing observed that places like Green-Wood and Mount Auburn Cemetery in Boston did a better job of alleviating stress than encouraging somberness.
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There’s a crepuscular somberness, a feeling of looking back on the perfect day, knowing bliss won’t last forever.
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Her capriciousness leads her into an affair with a frustrated professor, Mark (Michael Angarano), who compliments her writing and composes pretentious, backhandedly insulting poems about their not-quite-love.
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Whether out of arrogance, capriciousness, or collective amnesia, this recent history was ignored.
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But where some might see hopelessness, Ortiz sees an opportunity for connection.
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And when young people feel disconnected or believe systems are unresponsive to their daily experiences, that disconnection can deepen isolation and hopelessness.
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After learning that her friend Shannon’s mother has died in a car accident, Elle is suddenly facing her first real encounter with grief and, unable to sit with it, throws herself into planning the memorial, down to selecting the music.
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This town has known seasons of many stripes, from that autumn of grief after 9/11 to that spring of solitude and trepidation as COVID-19 first emerged.
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Some mourners, gathering at the funeral of Iran’s slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran on Saturday, expressed both anguish and a desire for vengeance.
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And with that decision, the company narrowed the chance that the mother’s anguish could draw attention to any danger the formula might pose to other infants.
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“Moodiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moodiness. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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