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Adjective
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Field’s neurotic, kvetching energy and Pullman’s drawlingly laidback presence spark off each other to amiable and spontaneous effect — enough so to show up the contrivances in the film’s secondary characters and subplots.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
7 May 2026 -
Mira was an amiable baby, a daredevil toddler, and, once Dylan arrived, a menace.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
Adjective
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An alum of the Canadian sketch series SCTV, Moranis was another favorite in the comedy and film worlds before playing the agreeable Barney Rubble in The Flintstones.—
Kate Hogan,
PEOPLE,
8 May 2026
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Plants To Avoid Near Marigolds While marigolds are generally agreeable in the garden, there are a few plants to avoid placing too close to these cheerful blooms.—
Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
4 May 2026
Adjective
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But overall, the dutiful Queen seemed to loosen up in the more casual America.—
Hadley Hall Meares,
Vanity Fair,
15 Apr. 2026
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Ever the dutiful Pearl Girl, Daisy takes Agnes to the dentist to have her tooth fixed.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Rarely does another forward group make Colorado look slow, but Minnesota seemed to delight in obliging.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
4 May 2026
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The service Service is warm and obliging.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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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,
30 Apr. 2026
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Trump is the most corrupt and scandal-plagued president since Nixon; indeed, his fiascoes eclipse Nixon’s, but many of them remain mostly or somewhat hidden, thanks in part to a much more acquiescent Republican Congress than the one Nixon had.—
David A. Graham,
The Atlantic,
8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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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
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This harmless, doll-like look juxtaposed with the anger running through their punk discographies and unruly performances was meant to subvert the expectations of women as docile objects in the patriarchy.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
12 May 2026
Adjective
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Lord John and Claire check up on Henry (Harry Jarvis), who is doing very well, thanks to Mercy’s (Gloria Obianyo) duteous care.—
Lincee Ray,
EW.com,
7 Dec. 2024
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The administrator in him favors the long view; the duteous building of a team over the course of years.—
John Altavilla,
courant.com,
12 May 2017
Adjective
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Just think of all those vacant Madonnas, structurally perfect compositions, and obedient daydreams of antiquity.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Always obedient, Agnes happily welcomes Daisy despite Shu’s warnings.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Placable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/placable. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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