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Noun
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This lick mat is designed to help reduce your pup's anxiety and boredom in the crate.—
Jessica Moore,
USA Today,
27 Feb. 2026 -
The boredom of Cheerios, pasta, peanut butter, and Goldfish.—
Daniel Smith,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2026
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Both the Times of London and the Daily Telegraph reviewed Newman’s book poorly, with an air of anti-woke ennui, accusing her of imposing contemporary moral standards on the vices of the past.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
16 Feb. 2026
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Or, more to the point, director Grant Gee treats his 102 minutes of baroque ennui as the devil claiming his due.—
Ben Croll,
IndieWire,
13 Feb. 2026
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Most scenes are shot from a fixed camera position, which can accentuate the level of tedium when there’s not much happening.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Feb. 2026
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This is just one in a series of rituals designed to liven up the tedium of wealth, just another game in service of manipulating others while pushing back against an all-encompassing numbness.—
David Opie,
IndieWire,
15 Feb. 2026
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But as the tables turned quickly on Thursday afternoon, many rank and file staffers expressed regret that the studio would not be hitched to the industry’s dominant subscription streaming platform but rather to a smaller, struggling rival legacy media conglomerate.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2026
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Produced by the artist himself along with D3llano, the song speaks of regret and the desire for a second chance after a breakup.—
Natalia Cano,
Billboard,
27 Feb. 2026
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At just 22 years of age, Wembanyama plays with the desperation of a 15-year vet making one last playoff run before retirement.—
Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
21 Feb. 2026
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Too many Floridians are being driven to desperation by skyrocketing premiums.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 Feb. 2026
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If your friend or family member is struggling to keep up with daily responsibilities, constantly ruminating about relationship issues, or expressing a sense of hopelessness, consider bringing it up, says Francesca Emma, a therapist in New York.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
24 Feb. 2026
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His motion veered between expressions of hopelessness and elaborate proposals for prisoner exchanges.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
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If only for a moment, the despair and dread of war had been interrupted by hope.—
Yousra Elbagir,
Time,
25 Feb. 2026
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Helplessness can beget despair.—
Megan Garber,
The Atlantic,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Morosity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/morosity. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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