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palling

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verb

present participle of pall

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for palling
Adjective
  • Morales' older brother, Ricardo, confirmed his death in a post on X, formerly Twitter.
    Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
  • In contrast, older generations started saving much later, with boomers beginning at an average age of 37 and with plans to retire at 72.
    Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Photograph: Pablo Romero In the arid region south of Mexicali, where the pale desert dominates the landscape, the Las Arenitas wetland feels like a mirage.
    Geraldine Castro, Wired News, 23 Apr. 2025
  • With reduced visibility, poor air quality and hazardous driving conditions, large-scale dust storms like this reflect ongoing challenges posed by drought and land degradation in arid regions.
    Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • But the same things that prevent parents from maintaining employment or housing — especially substance abuse and mental illness — often inhibit them from engaging in services, while also diminishing their ability to protect and care for their children.
    Emily Putnam-Hornstein and Naomi Schaefer Riley, Twin Cities, 13 Apr. 2025
  • After his round, the Irishman did not tolerate the media diminishing his spot in the tournament.
    David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Naturally, you’re being manipulated the whole time to keep you watching, as tiresome as the characters can become over the series’ several hours.
    Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
  • With the exemption, buyers don’t have to fill out tiresome customs paperwork or pay tariffs on small packages.
    Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Where to watch: Peacock 'The Order' Based on a true story, the excellent white-knuckle crime thriller casts Jude Law as a weary FBI agent who partners with a young Oregon cop (Tye Sheridan) when a series of terrorist attacks hint at the involvement of a neo-Nazi group with nefarious plans.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
  • The novel’s weary detective, Prudence Freeborne, is of course heading to her retirement party when the call comes through.
    Leo Robson, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Try to find a place that will block blowing or falling debris.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacramento Bee, 25 Mar. 2025
  • That was after falling less than 13,000 fans short of 3 million in 2022.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • View 6 Images Reading and writing on regular tablets can be tiring for your eyes, which is where E Ink can help.
    Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Ultimately, many on the internet have identified this week as a particularly tiring one for Black K-pop fans.
    Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • But the film never achieves the heights of the classic actioners that clearly inspired it, and its overuse of familiar genre tropes (for once, can’t the main villain be uncharismatic, like so many in real life?) soon becomes wearisome.
    Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2025
  • Plus, a tiny bathroom with a lukewarm shower and scratchy towels can make even the best hotels feel wearisome rather than wonderful.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Palling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palling. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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