mousiness

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Noun
  • But German timidity before Israel’s moral blackmail only partly explains Habermas’s callous attitude toward the country’s Palestinian victims.
    Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Even in the face of Hollywood’s timidity, some American independent animators have managed to push their offbeat visions through as features made with limited resources.
    Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Her skin—something known as Frubber, a porous patented blend of fleshlike elastic polymers—stretched over a structure of plastic and titanium, and there was no flicker of bashfulness.
    Dan Turello, New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The case has sparked a broader conversation about the military’s use of artificial intelligence in weapons systems and the level of deference AI companies should give to the government in how their technology is used.
    Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The largely partisan vote, 54-45, on March 23 was a break from precedent, as senators of both parties have in the past shown at least some deference to their colleagues in the legislative chamber to support nominees for Cabinet positions.
    Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • This is a story that traces the path to justice for mass atrocity in the face of public acquiescence.
    Sheila Coronel, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Kelley, Offerman, Fanning, and especially Pfeiffer do enough of the hard work to make acquiescence rather easy — and the ensuing journey a worthy reward.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • In Atlanta, some people living with SAD, as well as social phobia or even simple shyness, are facing their fears in a novel way.
    Hunter Boyce, AJC.com, 24 Mar. 2026
  • But shyness and cluelessness kept me from making my rendezvous with the guy that was to aid in that connection.
    Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • This one strikes a mid-century chord with its wide face and retro time display, with an atomic dial and silent-sweep movement to maximize quietness.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 6 Mar. 2026
  • There, many of Cale’s pet fascinations, like the precariousness of memory and the lacuna between yourself and other people, opened themselves up with a lovely quietness.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • As Michael, a bathroom and kitchen fixture wholesaler, Dan Donohue’s performance is riveting in its expansion from awkward diffidence to unbridled savagery while revealing his inner core.
    Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 2 Feb. 2026
  • And that eye could see past Dorothy’s drab uniform and Cindy Brady pigtails, her tall girl’s diffidence and her sweet girl’s shyness, to the bombshell smoldering underneath.
    Lili Anolik, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • To ensure the fairness and credibility of our readers’ poll, any votes originating from the same IP address that exceed 20 submissions will be excluded from the final tally.
    Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Luminate, the independent data provider to the Billboard charts, completes a thorough review of all data submissions used in compiling the weekly chart rankings.
    Gary Trust, Billboard, 30 Mar. 2026
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“Mousiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mousiness. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.

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