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Adjective
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Wednesday’s dour stalemate with Leeds United at Anfield represented a wretched start to 2026.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
2 Jan. 2026 -
Still, most of the promotional material around the movie sidelined the ever-dour Alex Garland and his real-life veteran co-writer, Ray Mendoza, in favor of gimmicks like Michael Gandolfini introducing his co-stars.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
31 Dec. 2025
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According to an arrest warrant affidavit obtained by PEOPLE, Dawson had severe brain trauma, bleeding in the brain, bruising in various stages of healing across his body and anal trauma.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
10 Dec. 2025
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His portrayal of the anal West Philadelphia public school teacher earned him three Emmy nominations and one Golden Globe Award.—
Brande Victorian,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Nov. 2025
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The real reason, unquestionably, is that Putin is indignant that Zelensky stood up to his bullying.—
SERGEY RADCHENKO,
Foreign Affairs,
4 Dec. 2025
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But what really kickstarts Ron’s detective brain again is the realization (thanks to some indignant words from a caller who otherwise limits himself to heavy breathing) that the conspiracy doesn’t end with Alice Quintana.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
1 Dec. 2025
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Robby is angry at himself for not seeing it.—
Senior Television,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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None of the referees appeared to be struck by the objects being thrown on the court, despite video showing a windfall of debris raining down from the angry crowd.—
Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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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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New in the lineup is Strip Law, a series about an uptight Vegas lawyer who teams up with a low-rent magician to add some pizzazz to Sin City’s dumbest cases.—
Lucy Ford,
Time,
27 Dec. 2025
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Shortly before her career-defining role as Elaine Benes on Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus played the Griswolds' uptight neighbor Margo Chester.—
Kate Hogan,
PEOPLE,
26 Dec. 2025
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It certainly can be deployed sincerely, yet it’s almost always accompanied by a good-natured, perhaps slightly exasperated, shake of the head.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
3 Jan. 2026
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Let the Big Three ride out the final years of this glorious era together, with Kerr looking on, exasperated but content in the final year of his contract.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
24 Dec. 2025
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While Nina’s 7-year-old daughter, Cece (Indiana Elle), is sullen, and her dreamboat husband, Andrew (Brandon Sklenar), is politely cautious about the prospect of a live-in housekeeper, Nina herself seems nice enough at first, if a little intense.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
19 Dec. 2025
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Shane, a wholesome Canadian, anchors his national team and is drafted by the Montreal Metros, while Russian team anchor Ilya is a seemingly sullen bad boy drafted by the Boston Raiders.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Nov. 2025
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“Schoolmarmish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schoolmarmish. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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