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as in to linger
to move or act slowly
we were in a rush, and the Sunday driver in front of us was just moping along
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as in to pout
to silently go about in a bad mood
she's been moping all weekend because her boyfriend hasn't called even once
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Recent Examples of mope
In other words, if Hollywood had an awards show for public corruption trials, this case would be at home watching it and moping that it didn’t get nominated.
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Susan Shelley,
Oc Register,
1 Feb. 2026
Koko storms off and spends the rest of the evening moping about the interaction.
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Jihan Forbes,
Allure,
29 Oct. 2025
In June the McCoys went back to Bloomington and Catherine spent the summer moping.
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Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
Reid added Rice that never moped around and stayed positive.
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Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
1 Sep. 2025
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Susan Shelley,
Oc Register,
1 Feb. 2026
Koko storms off and spends the rest of the evening moping about the interaction.
—
Jihan Forbes,
Allure,
29 Oct. 2025
In June the McCoys went back to Bloomington and Catherine spent the summer moping.
—
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
Reid added Rice that never moped around and stayed positive.
—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
1 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mope
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The town’s predicament highlights the limits of any ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel, and the lingering hardship faced by residents whose lives have been upended by years of conflict.
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Robertson answered any lingering questions about his game with his franchise-caliber play.
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Copeland said Vaisvila didn’t pout or whine after the rough season and instead went to work to fix some fastball and repertoire issues.
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The first slide featured the pair posing for a selfie snapped in the car with their lips pouted, seemingly just a few moments away from kissing.
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And schools that delay submitting transfer paperwork until the last minute thinking investigators will be too busy to spot an error don’t understand the process.
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The initial flight was delayed, causing everyone on the flight to miss their connections in Iceland.
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But nothing good came from sulking.
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In the garden, primroses sulk in hot weather often dying back until next spring when cooler temperatures prevail.
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Seltz’s system crawls hundreds of millions of pages a day, and returns results in under 200 milliseconds.
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The animal eventually crawled under a dock.
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The upstairs neighbors would like to go to sleep somewhere between 9 at night and midnight, and so applause was frowned upon at the Gaslight.
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Oftentimes, disabling security protections is frowned upon.
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Especially someone that can drag his man around a little bit, take attention away from Anthony (Edwards).
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Ennis enters as the betting favorite, but Zayas owns size and reach edges and has vowed to drag the fight into the deep, physical championship rounds.
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As a 7-year-old, I’d entertain my father’s friends, at their weekly pickup game at a Bronx barn-house gymnasium, by imitating his game face—bottom lip jutting, eyes scowling.
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Modern tiki tends to take a lighter touch, using more abstract graphics, less imagery of women and scowling gods.
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“Mope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mope. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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