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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
  • If the shutdown drags on for more than a few days, a report on inflation scheduled for mid-October could also be delayed.
    Scott Horsley, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
  • In a letter to agencies last week, the budget office instructed them to prepare for possible layoffs if the impasse drags on.
    Nik Popli, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But above all, Fernández and El Mimoso’s voices shine extraordinarily beautifully, delivering a performance that lingers even after its final note.
    Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The pick-off still lingers in Guerrero’s mind because of his teammate at the plate — the guy who’s been alongside him the whole time.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Arisu crawls onto a mound of rubble for momentary relief, and is met with an angry Banda.
    Kayti Burt, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Gameplay begins as the player crawls from the wreckage.
    G Kirilloff, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Not explained is whether Makary would be happier if drug companies placed ads with immobile patients, frowns, and funereal music.
    John Tamny, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Ken’yaku, a commitment to frugality, is detectable in a corporate culture that frowns on perks or frills.
    Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • These early shifts—less COVID vaccination; fewer options for flu, MMR, and chickenpox vaccines; and, perhaps soon, delays to the hepatitis-B schedule—may seem benign enough.
    Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Too much light in the evening — that extra hour from daylight saving time — delays that surge and the cycle gets out of sync.
    Jeremy Tanner, The Hill, 17 Sep. 2025
Plural Noun
  • The production, directed by Simon Godwin from a version by David Eldridge, takes a while to find itself, perhaps because Ibsen dumps exposition into an unbearably clunky first scene or because the play doesn’t introduce its heart, Hedvig, for nearly half an hour.
    Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • Impressionistic lyrics would fit this stuff, but Le Bon pokes the spacious haze with direct evocations of love and heartbreak.
    Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The track pokes fun at consumerism and a materialistic society constantly seeking the next best thing, a theme that remains relevant nearly 45 years later.
    Nour Rahal, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • More stories surely lurk within these labyrinthine hallways, and there could be no wittier, more charismatic guide than del Toro, who strolls and even dances through the movie with Zen grace.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Meanwhile, the White Lotus actress, 31, strolls in a pair of silver flats.
    Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Mopes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mopes. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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