moods

plural of mood

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of moods My music can be appreciated by a lot of different people in a lot of different places and energies and moods. — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 28 Sep. 2026 Sam Levy’s editing likewise darts associatively between these moods, seemingly letting sense memory shape the chronology of proceedings. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026 Runway models featured in the film (and in a colorful range of moods and on-camera savviness) include Naomi Campbell, Christy Turlington, Linda Evangelista, Cindy Crawford, and Kate Moss. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 25 Sep. 2026 Aina emphasized the importance of color in influencing moods and self-perception and aims to bring joy to people in a sometimes-frustrating world through the use of the sun and sunflower motifs. — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 13 Sep. 2026 The fashion for the season similarly runs the gamut, touching on various moods and sartorial personalities in the process. — Madeline Fass, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2026 At six o’clock on a Sunday evening, long before the bar opened, the Roundhouse audience wasn’t in the most receptive of moods. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2026 Having just seen the artist’s major new project at Fondazione Prada, in Milan, and visited her career retrospective at the Kunstmuseum Basel, I was struck by the consistency of two contrasting moods across her practice. — Pablo Larios, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026 Scott the aesthete, the creator of indelible images and ethereal moods who was unafraid to linger in beauty, even when that beauty was corrupted. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moods
Noun
  • An emphasis on local artisans can be seen in everything from the restaurant’s clay tableware to the spirits used in The Bar’s impressive craft cocktail list.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • While looks at the show leaned into the designer’s ethereal, romantic spirits, this was also an exercise in literary self-portraiture.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Auramaxxing Similar to the trend of smellmaxxing, teens are taking to TikTok to increase their auras with the new term auramaxxing.
    — Stephanie Kasulka, Parents, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Sheer, jelly polishes give the print a watercolor-like effect, while subtle auras add realistic depth.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 29 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Bozeman said in the call that the larger network density should improve freight matching, service levels and the company’s ability to penetrate additional modes and customer segments.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Who knows how ubiquitous these modes of silence are for particular minorities?
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • My students are simultaneously cerebral readers and emotional ones, and those feelings can be at odds with each other, sometimes.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
  • When prompted about what may happen in the future as more stations adopt AI hosts, DJ Coyotec generated an answer that sounded like empathy even though the bot has no feelings or control of what will happen in the future.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Magnetic fields have implications for the structure of exoplanets and their atmospheres, according to Berger.
    — Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
  • This program, led by astronomer Megan Weiner Mansfield at the University of Maryland, is examining a group of 10 different lava worlds to see at which temperatures these planets tend to form atmospheres.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Multisensory journeys have been developed to immerse clients in the rituals, music and smells inspired by the lifestyles of these destinations.
    — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • In June, a fire east of downtown in a massive frozen-food warehouse left neighbors to endure weeks of foul smells and frustration.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Our wine ages for a full year in French oak, where the wood’s precise porosity allows just the right exchange with oxygen — softening the wine, concentrating its aromas and flavours, building complexity no machine can replicate.
    — Peter Hahn, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026
  • And with aromas that run the gamut—from gourmands like Warm Vanilla Sugar to florals like Japanese Cherry Blossom—there’s bound to be a scent for everyone.
    — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 28 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The senses of anyone entering these tombs were heavily manipulated.
    — Jacqueline Ortoleva, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Your spidey-senses start tingling as the game winds down, and something just tells you to start rolling the camera.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

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“Moods.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moods. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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