touchiness

Definition of touchinessnext

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Noun
  • However, Hough also said a formal public apology and a commitment to take relevant sensitivity training could be an alternative.
    Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 28 Mar. 2026
  • In addition to tilt and pressure sensitivity, the Apple Pencil Pro adds squeeze and delete functions to the palette, along with a new barrel roll gesture and haptic vibrational feedback.
    Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • But if there truly is an epidemic of canine defecation in your area, then the solution is not to turn up the rudeness volume, but to appeal to a system or organization that addresses public health or the care of public spaces.
    Judith Martin, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
  • But only those who had been woken up without warning with a degree of rudeness would remember this night when their own time came.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Iran war has entered its fifth week with hostilities escalating across the region.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026
  • After all, a bit more than a decade later, hostilities would explode anew in the Arab-Israeli War of 1967, during which Nasser shut the canal again.
    Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Those issues have bred animosity among some residents and led to growing calls to get the robots off the streets.
    Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Musk’s lawyers moved for a mistrial several times during the contentious trial, contending that Musk couldn’t get a fair trial in San Francisco because of animosity toward him from the public.
    Staff, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Add the pathetic reality that Illinois is the very definition of unfriendliness for business development and job creation, and the only thing Pritzker and his accomplices can campaign on is the vilification of Trump, facts be damned.
    Paul Miller, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Images accompanied by verbal descriptions of their generosity and kindness resulted in higher scores of facial attractiveness than when the same images were accompanied by negative traits like selfishness and unfriendliness.
    Sable Yong, TIME, 28 June 2024
Noun
  • Yosef’s relationship with his sister, Azraa, hums with the familiar chords of siblinghood — antagonism and refuge intertwined.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2026
  • All the while, Oh and Comer’s slow dance of antagonism crossed with infatuation is some of the most thrilling acting in recent television memory.
    Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Fanning the flames of the drama was the mutual antipathy between the couples.
    Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 26 Jan. 2026
  • The storyline has been that Apple can’t shoot straight; the antipathy of the Apple-using/hating commentators runs so deep that the critics dredged up the canard that Apple’s done nothing since former CEO Steve Jobs died.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The form mentioned risks such as diarrhea, constipation, gas, and fussiness.
    David Hilzenrath, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Symptoms include decreased urination, dry mouth and throat, feeling dizzy when standing up, crying with few or no tears, and unusual sleepiness or fussiness.
    Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 10 Mar. 2026
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“Touchiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/touchiness. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.

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