tremulant

Definition of tremulantnext

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tremulant
Adjective
  • Other issues that have cropped up during his tremulous political career include securities fraud charges that were dismissed in 2025.
    Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 May 2026
  • Given that Hathaway plays Mary not as an entitled diva but a tremulous mess, at risk of being consumed by her public image, the drama invests heavily in the possession and exorcism aspects.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Re-wash and dry the garment, using these tips to avoid re-shrinking, to prevent a residue from the conditioner from setting.
    Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • David Fine as Scorpius does an enormous amount of heavy lifting by injecting urgency and pathos, despite his character’s timid personality.
    John Wenzel, Denver Post, 4 June 2026
  • Chances of Musk becoming the world’s first trillionaire were timid when the markets first opened on Kalshi.
    Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 29 May 2026
Adjective
  • The lesser among them, the timorous, the doubtful, and the wavering, stood back, watching, waiting for some greater sign, savoring their doubts.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The great danger of that moment was that a political backlash — abetted by a furious media and timorous politicians — would lead to a restoration of the policy of Roe.
    The Editors, National Review, 24 June 2025
Adjective
  • Dickinson appeared somewhere between perturbed and seething.
    Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The entries never become frightened.
    Kate Casey, Vanity Fair, 2 June 2026
  • Fireworks set off without authorization in Rome reportedly triggered a mass stampede of frightened horses during a late-night rehearsal for Italy’s annual Republic Day parade, injuring multiple riders and animals.
    Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
Adjective
  • Unlike the coolly impassive Pop artists, the Who weren’t afraid to get personal, or to let their art echo the anxious, kinky, maladjusted yammering in their own heads.
    Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026
  • Meanwhile, aggressive immigration enforcement has made some people afraid to seek care at all, worsening public health outcomes.
    Daniela Flores, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026
Adjective
  • Kim and Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2024 inked a mutual defense treaty, and North Korea has provided thousands of soldiers and munitions to aid Russia’s war on Ukraine, a development that’s alarmed a West wary of a growing alignment between Pyongyang, Moscow and Beijing.
    Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
  • As part of that crackdown, the FBI in January seized the electronic devices of a Washington Post reporter, a move that alarmed media organizations and advocates of press freedom.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
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“Tremulant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tremulant. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.

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