snappishness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snappishness
Noun
  • In the canonical metaphorical example, a butterfly flaps its wings in Brazil, and the cascading sequence of atmospheric perturbations leads to a tornado in Texas.
    Dan Garisto, Scientific American, 22 Oct. 2025
  • By comparing the forward and backward series of operations, the new algorithm can see the effects of this perturbation throughout the molecule and so model the molecule as a whole.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Symptoms include irritability and other mood changes, fatigue and trouble sleeping, difficulty concentrating, neck pain, and hyperactivity.
    Angela Haupt, Time, 4 Nov. 2025
  • But for some people, the supplement has been linked to various side effects including headaches, nausea, dizziness, drowsiness, stomach aches, confusion or disorientation, tremors, low blood pressure, irritability, mild anxiety and depression.
    Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Viewer Reactions Instagram users flooded the video with hysterics over the unusual pet these workers found, and as of Tuesday, the clip reached over 82,000 likes and nearly 430 comments.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Viagen is known for cloning Barbra Streisand’s dog Samantha, who died in 2017, and Paris Hilton’s dog Diamond Baby into two puppies after the pet went missing in 2022.
    Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • As Zuckerberg in Sorkin’s The Social Reckoning, Strong will be assuming a role that was played with nervy, youthful pique by Jesse Eisenberg back in 2010.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
  • During a climactic confrontation on campus, Maggie, in a pique of outrage, slaps Alma across the face—something that Roberts insisted Edebiri do for real.
    Marley Marius, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The same survey found more than half of those who support their parents have incurred debt while providing help, and almost half feel resentment toward their parents because of the financial burden.
    Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The presidents of Colombia and Mexico have criticized the attacks, and others have warned of the resentment in the hemisphere were an intervention to follow.
    Alan McPherson, The Conversation, 2 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • When a devastating flash flood swept through the county, emergency crews had trouble using it.
    New York Times, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2025
  • That word has gotten the Fed into trouble before.
    Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • All six of those teams have either two or three total conference games left on their schedule, so the chances for those upsets to take place are minimal.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2025
  • There were plenty of upsets, from Houston falling to West Virginia to SMU potentially knocking Miami out of the playoffs one week after the Mustangs lost to Wake Forest.
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Appearing in court on Monday, Barton pleaded not guilty to 12 charges of sending a grossly offensive communication with the intention of causing distress or anxiety.
    Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The family is seeking damages for negligence and emotional distress.
    Real-Time News team, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Snappishness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snappishness. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.

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