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Adjective
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But Cheney rarely tried to combat the image painted by critics and comedians of him as a dour partisan, dark and forbidding.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025 -
The ruthless killings and dark creature designs in Bloodlust are chilling to watch, and with a story set almost entirely at night, its environments feel especially dour, atmospheric, and inventively dangerous (for example, the ninjalike enemy who strikes at D through shadows).—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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Following Fawcett's diagnosis with a rare form of anal cancer, the Farrah Fawcett Foundation was formed.—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
1 Nov. 2025
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Aging can also contribute, as the supporting tissues of the anal canal naturally weaken over time.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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Everyone has an opinion about the correct address for ladies, and everyone is indignant when others’ choices are different.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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Still, Waits' daughter was indignant.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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Snook and Lacy, who display such sharp instincts in their best work, seem to have been directed to overact; cameras freeze on their exaggeratedly bewildered or angry or devastated expressions, putting exclamation points at the end of too many scenes.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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So what actually makes Powell angry?—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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The management changes come less than six weeks after Bellettini, one of Kering’s most visible and accomplished executives, was tasked with turning around Gucci amid a morose climate for luxury players.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
28 Oct. 2025
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Neither bubbly like Annie nor morose like Interiors’ Renata, Mary was a funny, sad, ambitious New Yorker whose intellect and beauty had gotten her exactly nowhere.—
Tim Grierson,
Rolling Stone,
11 Oct. 2025
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Elizabeth Berkley rose to fame playing the uptight Jessie Spano on Saved by the Bell (1989–1993), then shattered her squeaky clean image with a revealing turn in Paul Verhoeven's notorious Showgirls (1995).—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Nov. 2025
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The same goes for Charli XCX who, in a Danielle Frankel slip and Vivienne Westwood corset dress, made the case for uptight brides to let go of their pursuit of perfection and just let loose.—
Emily Mercer,
Footwear News,
24 Oct. 2025
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Megan seemed to resent that Jordan was often tired, and often wanted to rest in silence at the end of the day, while Jordan grew exasperated that Megan expected so much of him.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
22 Oct. 2025
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In an interview with The Daily Telegraph, Beavan said that fittings are intimate affairs at the best of times, but the failure of some men to cover their dignity sometimes leaves her exasperated.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
21 Oct. 2025
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But the day remained gray, shrouded, and sullen.—
Joel M. Vance,
Outdoor Life,
29 Oct. 2025
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He’s been sullen all day, sunk in his collar, his face disdainful.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Schoolmarmish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schoolmarmish. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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