snappishness

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Noun
  • 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
  • And yet, the system is so sensitive that a small perturbation, given enough time, can steer its trajectory in a dramatically different direction.
    Antonios Mamalakis, The Conversation, 25 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • These differences were stronger in young people with more behavior problems that are shown outwardly, such as aggression, frequent anger, irritability, and refusing to follow rules.
    Crista Marchesseault, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026
  • About 4 in 10 women experience mood symptoms including low energy, irritability and difficulty concentrating that, unlike PMS, can persist for years with no predictable pattern.
    Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Made of reflective material, this leash assures the safety of both you and your pet when the sun goes down.
    Christina Shepherd McGuire, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Lia Wollerman, a junior at UConn, says this was her first experience with pet therapy.
    Mikayla Bunnell, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • To scale up on the theme, add curtains or drapery for a peekaboo moment, and pique curiosity by scentscaping with candles or glass diffusers that exude notes of cedarwood and dark florals such as jasmine.
    Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 9 Mar. 2026
  • The administration has tried everything in its toolbox to stop it, based on not data or studies or anything much beyond rich-old-man pique.
    Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 3 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Season 2 of the Netflix iteration dropped all nine of its episodes on April 10, with early promises to stay faithful evaporating as new attractions emerged and simmering resentments boiled over.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Apr. 2026
  • But Elham, a contentious and fiercely competitive student, suspects that Marjan’s zeal for anglophone culture, including Hollywood romantic comedies, masks a resentment for the Iranian life she is now stuck with.
    Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The story involves the troubles of a beloved brother, and the longtime effort to reckon with his pain and that of his family.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Lord and Cionel Perez pitched 2 2/3 scoreless innings before turning it over to Clayton Beeter, who notched his second save in three tries but had to pitch out of trouble.
    ABC News, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The Boras Classic has seen lots of upsets this week.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Unless this works in the playoffs to the tune of upsets in the first and second rounds, this will all be forgotten come next season as something that didn’t work.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The lawsuit filed by the girl's parents alleges wrongful death, negligence and negligent infliction of emotional distress.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Research indicates that retirees who define themselves primarily through their careers are vulnerable to prolonged distress.
    Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Snappishness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snappishness. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.

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