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Recent Examples of sourpuss The Republicans sat like stubborn sourpusses eager for the 81-year-old president to stumble. Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024 More than a few folks, including one sourpuss in Toronto, have assumed the name refers to how fast your soup arrives once ordered, but that didn’t make sense to me. Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2021 Four generations on, the Grinch’s humble roots on the page as a black-and-white sourpuss, looking down on Who-ville and rueing the impending town feast, have become a Christmas cottage industry. Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2020 The suggestion turns me into Schrödinger's sourpuss: neither angry nor disappointed but a superposition of both. Tom Simonite, Wired, 18 Feb. 2020 Even a sourpuss like Heifetz let his hair down madly dashing through the finale like a child’s first moments at Disneyland. Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2019 Reeves shoulders the dual roles of twin brothers with markedly divergent personalities: peevish sourpuss John and sweet-natured James, who is deep into a losing battle with AIDS. Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, 7 May 2018 According to the Washington Post, a jury awarded famed sourpuss Grumpy Cat $710,000 in damages on Monday, settling a lawsuit that began in 2015 between the cat’s company and the Grenade beverage company. Kate Hogan, PEOPLE.com, 25 Jan. 2018 To most Internet users, Grumpy Cat - the feline with a furry frown - is a minor celebrity that capitalized on the popularity of memes in 2012 as a perpetual sourpuss. The Washington Post, OregonLive.com, 25 Jan. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sourpuss
Noun
  • Prep Crab Mixture In a medium bowl combine imitation crab, mayonnaise, lemon zest, and white pepper; mix well.
    Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 June 2025
  • Shabu-shabu hot pots are served throughout Japan, and regional variations showcase local proteins to replace the wagyu beef, such as crab, octopus, salmon, shirako (cod milt), or buri (yellowtail).
    Yukari Sakamoto, AFAR Media, 12 June 2025
Noun
  • An escaped prisoner requires guards to risk their lives as well among gators, pythons and bears.
    Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2025
  • As the seasons changed, her mother would remind her when panthers and bears were roaming around.
    Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 28 June 2025
Noun
  • Simplicity is key to the design team's approach to the model; its windows crank and there are climate control knobs.
    Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
  • As the user turns the crank, the grinding plate forces food through the milling disk.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Hence, in this digital age when many people no longer stock postage stamps or envelopes or have any idea where their nearest postal box might be, only the most irascible of curmudgeons would make the effort.
    Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2025
  • The comedy community, meanwhile, was shocked, too, because Hoffman is mostly known as a curmudgeon.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2025

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“Sourpuss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sourpuss. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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