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Recent Examples of sobersided This sci-fi thriller, launching on Hulu Dec. 17, offers a more sobersided survival tale set in an imminent future where humanity’s artificial helpmates have turned against their creators. Dennis Harvey, Variety, 16 Dec. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sobersided
Adjective
  • Far from solemn, the atmosphere has turned into a party of thousands.
    Katie Primm, NBC news, 9 May 2025
  • The march traces the path from Auschwitz to Birkenau, the Nazi death camps in occupied Poland, in a solemn tribute to the victims and in honor of the survivors and their liberators.
    Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2025
Adjective
  • Increasingly, however, the interviews that are the bedrock of film coverage are fewer, shorter and more lightweight, often to the point of being useless for anyone trying to write a serious piece.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2025
  • With limited flexibility and few valuable trade assets, Milwaukee faces serious hurdles in building a contender around Antetokounmpo.
    Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
Adjective
  • There is enough meat here for more than one earnest debate-play, but mercifully, Rosenbatt hasn’t written it.
    David Benedict, Variety, 7 May 2025
  • But beneath the surface of earnest mission statements and polished annual reports lies one of the least discussed yet most urgent crises in American healthcare: the deteriorating financial health of nonprofit regional health plans.
    Sachin H. Jain, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
Adjective
  • The president shared no caption alongside the image, which depicts him sitting with a stern expression and holding up one finger while wearing white and gold papal attire, including a large cross necklace.
    Bailey Richards, People.com, 3 May 2025
  • However, none will have criminal records after their cases are adjudicated, under a deal the district attorney offered during a stern press conference on Tuesday.
    Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2025

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“Sobersided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sobersided. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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