moony

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Recent Examples of moony Malinauskas opened the second box, which contained a Bell & Ross Regulateur with a big, moony face and a stainless-steel bezel. Susan Orlean, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2019 Yet, Bronson still stood out, with his alternately creepy and moony portrayal of a man biding his time dating Wood’s mother while vying for the younger woman’s attention. Carla Meyer, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Feb. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moony
Adjective
  • The players drifting through Martin’s dreamy film include Daisy Ridley, Eliot Sumner, Willem Dafoe (seen here), and a host of other beautiful people.
    Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 16 May 2025
  • Camp, paddle, and play at Stonewall Resort State Park For those who like their wilds with a touch of comfort, Stonewall Resort State Park is a dreamy lakeside stay.
    West Virginia Tourism, AFAR Media, 15 May 2025
Adjective
  • Dialing into other nostalgic, but popular music, the line has a show playing the hits of Queen, marrying a live rock band with orchestral and aerialist accompaniment in the Panorama Lounge.
    Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2025
  • De Tomaso teased images of its creation last year, a $1.6 million hypercar, or supercar, with decidedly nostalgic looks that befit a marque whose peak was decades ago.
    Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 15 May 2025
Adjective
  • Whether preserving the original design (like Adrienne Bailon in 2019) or creatively recycling it (as Troian Bellisario did at the 2020 Golden Globes), these sentimental pieces are finding new life.
    Janine Henni, People.com, 17 May 2025
  • While the highlight of the weekend is usually the Dragon Boat Races — which have drawn competitors and crowds since 1991 — the sentimental favorite is the water lantern release onto the lake.
    Edwin Goei, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025
Adjective
  • These kinds of pictures are intended to provoke—to catch the eye with their mawkish absurdity and uncanny-valley optics.
    Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2025
  • The flashbacks are dreamy without becoming mawkish, and Gemma’s scenes in Lumon are nightmarish without feeling untethered or otherwordly.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The sugary pop tune, complete with a catchy hook and lyrics all about saccharine teen love, helped establish Bieber’s place in the top 40 mainstream.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Amy’s work is uplifting, but not in a saccharine way.
    Juliana Ukiomogbe, Vogue, 16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Ariella, 3, savored a drippy vanilla cone; a baby named Kaida licked a spoonful of chocolate, with help from her big brother, Bryant.
    Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2025
  • At least there’s a lot of blood, and all of it is the drippy orange-brown stuff that gorehounds have come to see as a mark of integrity rather than the bright red digital garbage that looks all too gross for a very different reason.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • An almost but not quite maudlin contemplation of the inevitability of death.
    Shana Naomi Krochmal, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
  • The trick to that is going in without bitterness and going in without any kind of maudlin demonstrations of emotion.
    Taylor Mims, Billboard, 7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Salt is commonly used to dampen bitter flavors—Brussels sprouts or leafy greens are a good example—so when the bitterness of the watermelon is masked by the salt, the sugary sweetness shines.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2025
  • The sugary pop tune, complete with a catchy hook and lyrics all about saccharine teen love, helped establish Bieber’s place in the top 40 mainstream.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025

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“Moony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moony. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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