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Recent Examples of moodiness
Burnout signs could show through moodiness, fatigue or simply wanting to disappear for a day.
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 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
Part of the Nordic ESS Group collection of hotels, Rox meshes soothing Scandinavian minimalism with a welcome moodiness.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
This isn’t a role that requires dealing with chaos or moodiness — Russell Westbrook is no longer on the team, remember?
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 25 Mar. 2026
The movements feel rotoscoped and deliberate, and adds to the game’s moodiness.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
The darker color palette creates a sense of moodiness and relaxation, without feeling too stark.
—Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 20 Feb. 2026
Here, shop five moody nail shades to embody February's brand of moodiness.
—Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 8 Feb. 2026
As the son falls out of an old relationship and into a new one, his moodiness acquires a new pathos—seemingly a symptom of the sheer pain of living rather than a response to any single misfortune.
—Dan Sheehan, Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 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
Part of the Nordic ESS Group collection of hotels, Rox meshes soothing Scandinavian minimalism with a welcome moodiness.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
This isn’t a role that requires dealing with chaos or moodiness — Russell Westbrook is no longer on the team, remember?
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 25 Mar. 2026
The movements feel rotoscoped and deliberate, and adds to the game’s moodiness.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
The darker color palette creates a sense of moodiness and relaxation, without feeling too stark.
—Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 20 Feb. 2026
Here, shop five moody nail shades to embody February's brand of moodiness.
—Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 8 Feb. 2026
As the son falls out of an old relationship and into a new one, his moodiness acquires a new pathos—seemingly a symptom of the sheer pain of living rather than a response to any single misfortune.
—Dan Sheehan, Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moodiness
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That mix of prestige, punishment, and unpredictability is exactly the point of Bleak Week.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
4 May 2026
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Enthusiasts say birding's appeal lies in its simplicity and unpredictability.—
Brit McCandless Farmer,
CBS News,
3 May 2026
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Unique is meant to embody that racial trauma, but Moore doesn’t possess the grit necessary to make the pain and sorrow resonate.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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The reader feels the moment’s vitality and presence, and the sorrow at its loss, but not because Ford insists on it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Apr. 2026
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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.—
Jason Willick,
Washington Post,
26 Apr. 2026
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Malcolm's daughter is struggling in life and school, but her father's genetic toolkit only has belligerence, impulsiveness and thickheadedness, passed on by his on-screen parents.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
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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.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
14 Apr. 2026
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There’s a crepuscular somberness, a feeling of looking back on the perfect day, knowing bliss won’t last forever.—
Kiana Mickles,
Pitchfork,
17 Feb. 2026
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Whether out of arrogance, capriciousness, or collective amnesia, this recent history was ignored.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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The capriciousness of fate was not lost on Karstens and many of the survivors.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
23 Dec. 2025
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The other featured a comeback that saw hopelessness turn into jubilation.—
Peter Warren,
Houston Chronicle,
28 Mar. 2026
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For her and many other Iranians who spoke to CNN – their surnames withheld to protect their identities – the past three weeks have been filled with a sense of hopelessness and fear.—
Leila Gharagozlou,
CNN Money,
20 Mar. 2026
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Though Hathaway’s performance registers the harrowing contradictions of grief responses, the movie around her lacks the confidence to go darker.—
Chris Feil,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
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Though attendees are visibly upset, there is no open casket, eulogy or any harping on grief.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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That last sentence comes out choked with anguish, his voice breaking on the final word.—
Amy Driscoll,
Miami Herald,
3 May 2026
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The $10 million in noneconomic damages was for issues including pain and suffering and mental anguish.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
29 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Moodiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moodiness. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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