as in sad
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Adjective
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January 26, 2025: Once again, the Bills lose their playoff game against the Chiefs, sparking a bunch of sad Josh Allen edits on TikTok.—
Glamour,
Glamour,
27 Jan. 2025 -
In a sad irony, her grieving family strives to live by Maggie’s words and channel her spirit.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN,
26 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Sunday, the Sox, who are now an impossibly bad 31-100, locked up the sixth triple-digit-loss season in their woebegone history with a 9-4 defeat at the hands of the Detroit Tigers.—
Jon Greenberg,
The Athletic,
25 Aug. 2024
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This is what passes for epiphany for the solemn, solitary Jane, who searches for self-knowledge in a woebegone key.—
Parul Sehgal,
The New Yorker,
5 Aug. 2024
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But in the crestfallen image of founder Lamar Hunt in the postgame locker room after the trophy bearing his name had been presented to Bills owner Ralph Wilson.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
24 Jan. 2025
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On the other side is the cellar-dwelling Raiders (4-12), rocking a crestfallen vibe that the Chargers know all too well.—
Jay Paris,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Watch on Deadline Dusty is a quiet guy and O’Connor, probably not a casting director’s idea of a cowboy, really manages to show us who this young man is, often with just his forlorn facial expressions rather than the limited dialogue he is given in many scenes.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
26 Jan. 2025
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But across the street from Sherwood’s gorgeous new house — white with dark trim and cheerful flowers in the front yard — is still an empty lot, a forlorn swimming pool surrounded by chain-link fencing the only reminder of what used to be.—
Jessica Garrison,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The total number of Champagne shipments from France sank nearly 10% last year to 271 million bottles, marking the second consecutive year of declines as inflation-weary consumers cut back and a generally glum mood permeates across the globe.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
The Mercury News,
20 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, Apolline and Pablo’s home life isn’t fleshed out beyond a glum impression.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
10 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Kennie Bukky, co-founder of The Pivot Place Courtesy of Kennie Bukky One millennial managed to save enough money to buy her own property by the age of 25, despite the gloomy economic landscape facing young people.—
Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
3 Jan. 2025
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With consumers and businesses gloomy about the prospects of the world’s second-largest economy, loan growth has stalled.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
10 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Outside, a disconsolate Santa presses his forehead against the building next door.—
Liam Sherwin-Murray,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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By the time the judge adjourned the court, Bryan was disconsolate.—
Michael Luo,
The New Yorker,
29 July 2024
Adjective
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Many described conditions as reminiscent of the McCarthy era, and were despondent to see how quickly their office’s leaders acquiesced.—
Erica L. Green,
New York Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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Verse was despondent after the game and his self-talk was brutal.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Triste.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triste. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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