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Adjective
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Though Paul Rudd takes first billing — and is on characteristically amiable form as a kindly uncle — relative newcomer Felice Kakaletris is clearly the star of the film, as the highly intelligent, neurodivergent Rose.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
8 June 2026 -
Their brewpub is amiable and in the charming Ohio City neighborhood close to downtown.—
Em Sauter,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2026
Adjective
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This is a key distinction because AI chatbots are often designed to be engaging and agreeable, even flattering and sycophantic.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
11 June 2026
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The room gets more agreeable and less capable at the same time, and almost no one notices, because agreeable feels like progress.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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Uranus is shaking your dutiful sixth house of work, health, habits and responsibility, while the North Node activates your third house of communication and everyday choices.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
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And marigolds are dutiful and dependable.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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To such a request, the world is obliging.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Nov. 2025
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Aguilar soaked in the moment, obliging for every photo request and a couple of media interviews.—
Katie Woo,
New York Times,
28 Oct. 2025
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That amendment had been made a dead letter by Jim Crow state legislatures and an acquiescent Supreme Court.—
Robert D. Bland,
The Conversation,
3 Feb. 2026
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With This is Gavin Newsom, the California governor is obviously working to position himself as some sort of aisle-bridging but Trump-antagonizing candidate, an acquiescent project that involves booking Steve Bannon one week and Ezra Klein the next.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
8 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Around the city, however, the GLC53 felt at ease and in Comfort mode, the drivetrain was docile enough for daily duty.—
Jerry Perez,
The Drive,
26 May 2026
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In this era of growing labor radicalism and open conflict with capital, Taylor promised docile and happy workers alongside high profits.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 May 2026
Adjective
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Richards gave millions of dollars to the cult, Eternal Values, while living a double life as both a globe-trotting supermodel and obedient cult member, as reported in a recent story in The Hollywood Reporter.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2026
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The Flaws are the typical employees of a German government office – quiet, obedient and spectacularly bad at their jobs.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
8 June 2026
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And, at high volume, latency improves, data residency requirements become tractable and vendor concentration risk is eliminated from the critical path.—
Smriti Kirubanandan,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2026
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After decades of mathematicians spinning their wheels, the problem suddenly seemed tractable.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
19 May 2026
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“Placable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/placable. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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