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mopes

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verb

present tense third-person singular of mope

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mopes
Verb
  • The North Carolina General Assembly returned Tuesday for the first time since last month, as a budget stalemate between the House and Senate drags on.
    Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 29 Aug. 2025
  • But as the contest drags on, his resolve starts to crumble.
    J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Blur left audiences stunned and speechless, a hybrid of theater and XR that lingers as memory more than story.
    Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The tension lingers throughout the meal, leaving the family divided.
    Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In the footage, the dog hilariously crawls under the blanket, which had slipped down the side of his crate, and ends up pulling it completely off.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Dead Bug Ab-cross crawls support overall ab strength.
    Health Editorial Team, Health, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Byrne has never been better, sharper, or more intimidating as a screen presence, carrying the movie with squints and frowns.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • John Malkovich shows up for a tangent that is meant to be expositional, but really only needlessly delays what’s coming.
    Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Others say that approach risks keeping critical documents under wraps and delays a fuller accounting.
    Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Plural Noun
  • Volatile markets have put investment banking in the dumps, but there is a silver lining for Wall Street banks.
    Charley Grant, WSJ, 13 Jan. 2023
  • The singer was quite generous with the photo dumps, sharing more images of her and Peltz's midnight look in matching silver Maison Valentino cutout minidresses.
    Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 2 Jan. 2023
Verb
  • The satirical animation, which often pokes fun at pop culture and political events, was previously scheduled to move its library of episodes to Paramount+ under a new multiyear licensing arrangement.
    Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Aug. 2025
  • The result is a richly observational patchwork that pokes fun at several stereotypes, from the man-bun-wearing tech mogul to tourist-scamming wizards.
    Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Regina King strolls into Joanne Hendricks Cookbooks on the hunt for classic hors d’oeuvres recipes.
    Elizabeth Wellington, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Aug. 2025
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“Mopes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mopes. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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