snappishness

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Noun
  • In the conscious state, says Miller, such perturbations only briefly affect how the brain behaves.
    Veronique Greenwood, Time, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Rigid wings experienced abrupt destabilization, while passive soft wings without sensing and control struggled to recover from larger flow perturbations.
    Etiido Uko March 09, New Atlas, 9 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Symptoms of menopause include hot flashes, sleep issues, joint and muscle discomfort, night sweats, forgetfulness, moodiness, and irritability.
    Laura Schober, Health, 23 Apr. 2026
  • These rapid blood sugar spikes and dips can drain you of your energy, leading to sluggishness, irritability, and increased hunger.
    Kristen Gasnick, Verywell Health, 21 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • How will that change our relationship with our pets?
    Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
  • Higgs Beach Dog Park in Key West offers a dedicated place for pets to run and play.
    Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026
Noun
  • The ticket might have resulted from pique on the officer’s part.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
  • It’s made with the same buttery-soft fabric as the pique pants and features two hand pockets for stashing your everyday essentials.
    Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Over the course of the day and evening, old secrets, resentments, and regrets bubble up to the surface and Altman crafts a devastating meditation on memory, identity, and the necessity as well as the danger of a vivid fantasy life.
    Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 1 May 2026
  • Deborah’s relationship — with Frank, with the series, with her own legacy — is a volatile, unsteady thing, where pride and resentment, gratitude and hunger, are always battling it out.
    Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 1 May 2026
Noun
  • Quintana had no trouble taming the potent, but free-swinging Braves lineup.
    Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 2 May 2026
  • The company is in its second bankruptcy and was in serious financial trouble well before the Iran war sent jet fuel prices surging.
    Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
Noun
  • These are the kinds of performances a team needs to pull off an upset of the magnitude that the Wolves just pulled off.
    Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 1 May 2026
  • Others have shown flashes of brilliance or loom as long-shot upsets.
    Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 1 May 2026
Noun
  • In addition to battery, fraud and intentionally inflicting emotional distress, Mendoza is suing Clavicular for the unauthorized publication of her name and likeness.
    Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
  • That standard is based on the Five Freedoms of animal welfare developed by the Farm Animal Welfare Council, which include freedom from hunger and thirst; from discomfort; from pain, from injury or disease, from fear and distress; and freedom to express normal behavior.
    Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 29 Apr. 2026
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“Snappishness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snappishness. Accessed 3 May. 2026.

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