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Adjective
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On the contrary, Juventus’ football soothed even the most irritable sections of the crowd.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
26 Jan. 2026 -
This can include feeling irritable, having a low frustration tolerance, feeling easily overstimulated, and having rapid shifts in emotion.—
Korin Miller,
SELF,
20 Jan. 2026
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As a ballplayer, Kent was as irascible as Bonds; the two alphas reportedly brawled behind clubhouse doors, and famously clashed in the dugout during a 2002 game, when Bonds lunged for Kent’s throat and pushed him against the wall.—
Jeremy Collins,
The Atlantic,
12 Dec. 2025
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Nothing adds depth to an irascible curmudgeon quite like an irrational love of pets that do not love you back.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
3 Dec. 2025
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Production assistants told Albuquerque police that Busfield was sometimes touchy or unprofessional.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
17 Jan. 2026
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The two were spotted closely talking and being touchy at the event and videos quickly surfaced of their flirty encounter.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
16 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The Sharks were looking for a better result against Tampa Bay after they were hammered by the Lightning in a testy affair earlier this month at SAP Center.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
21 Jan. 2026
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The exchanges, at a debate sponsored by the Republican Club of Van Zandt County, marked an increasingly testy fight ahead of the March 3 GOP primary to fill the seat left open after Paxton decided to run for the Senate.—
From Staff Reports,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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That means that instead of dramatic peaks and troughs in energy use, everything stays on an even keel.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Having explored the Mariana Trench, the summit of Everest, and the edge of space, Victor Vescovo knows what awe feels like in its most dramatic forms.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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Her revenge is bloody and melodramatic, which Thompson, who also produced His & Hers through her Viva Maude banner, found cathartic.—
Yohana Desta,
Rolling Stone,
23 Jan. 2026
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There’s nothing sort of overly melodramatic or cathartic about it.—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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Palmer’s gritty but gracefully soulful singing prowess and fast way with a lyric brought a different energy to what the Taylors and Thompson had planned for the sessions.—
A.D. Amorosi,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2026
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Deliver Me From Nowhere, actor Jeremy Allen White and director Scott Cooper’s soulful two hours on the melancholy Nebraska period of Bruce Springsteen’s life.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Perturbable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perturbable. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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