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Recent Examples of Synonyms for morosity
Noun
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Career pivots are often messy, beginning with boredom signaling that current work no longer fits.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026 -
Sitting with boredom is a political act.—
Kevin Giraud,
Variety,
18 June 2026
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And suddenly a sequence of songs that has been dealing with romantic ennui gets a knife-turn-in-the-gut twist that no amount of antacids will make feel better.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
12 June 2026
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White’s actorly presence comes through in his vocal performance, lending the beleaguered fighter a sense of depressed world-weariness and poignant ennui.—
Katie Walsh,
Twin Cities,
23 May 2026
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The art of roster architecture has been replaced by the tedium of money management in many cases.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
7 June 2026
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There is a compounding effect to showing up, tolerating the tedium and choosing the harder path repeatedly.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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The Knicks likely don't have any regrets about that now.—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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The former president also expressed some regrets — such as the increase in political polarization during his two terms.—
Scott Bauer,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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Electing Talarico would be like connecting on one of those last-second, desperation, alley-oop passes in the end zone.—
Mark Barabak,
Mercury News,
20 June 2026
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This match finally picked up in the second half, reflecting the desperation each side had after losing their opening matches.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
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There were scandals and heartbreak and dysfunction and, worst of all, a hopelessness.—
Mike Vorkunov,
New York Times,
14 June 2026
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That essay, written in 1940 — the same year Native Son was published — is suffused with profound hopelessness for what was indeed to come.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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Paula turns on a dime, expertly masks her horror, stress, and despair, and puts on a smile for her little girl.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
17 June 2026
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What happened last night was a double dip of despair.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 June 2026
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“Morosity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/morosity. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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