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Recent Examples of tweedy
English cars have a tweedy character, Italian exotics can be fierce, but the French do a sort of wheeled quirkiness that's positively fizzing with zest.
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Brendan McAleer, Car and Driver, 17 Nov. 2022
Angela Lansbury is a tweedy country eccentric in wartime England, tootling around on a bronchitic sidecar motorbike and receiving mysterious parcels from a professor in London.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2022
And speaking of getting back to business, there’s a tweedy Isabel Marant Etoile blazer that’ll do the job nicely.
—Julie Tong, Vogue, 29 Nov. 2021
Wear this tweedy green skirt suit and you’ll instantly be given the keys to a corner office.
—Talia Abbas, Glamour, 11 Aug. 2021
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Brendan McAleer, Car and Driver, 17 Nov. 2022
Angela Lansbury is a tweedy country eccentric in wartime England, tootling around on a bronchitic sidecar motorbike and receiving mysterious parcels from a professor in London.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2022
And speaking of getting back to business, there’s a tweedy Isabel Marant Etoile blazer that’ll do the job nicely.
—Julie Tong, Vogue, 29 Nov. 2021
Wear this tweedy green skirt suit and you’ll instantly be given the keys to a corner office.
—Talia Abbas, Glamour, 11 Aug. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tweedy
Adjective
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The picturesque front porches that define the town are abuzz with energetic cottagers who punctuate their days with cooking lessons, nature walks, yoga, professorial lectures, music and plays.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
24 Aug. 2025
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Moreover, the professorial subjectivity problem of assessing student competence is historically an ongoing challenge.—
Nick Ladany,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The once bookish nerd is now seemingly confident and has caught the attention of ladies at his school.—
Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Aug. 2025
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Alex is much more bookish, for example, although Cole is clever and can be academic and is in no way some silly, stupid jock or anything— but, in the obvious ways — and Cole is more sporty in the obvious ways.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The once-nerdy Alex is now attracting attention from girls left and right, which doesn’t bode well with his best friend, Kiley, who feels ignored and starts seeing the quarterback of the football team, Dylan.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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The character was kind, genuine, neurotic, a bit nerdy, a hugger with a heart of gold and endearingly funny.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
19 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Much of it is donnish intellectual history, full of interesting but digressive discussions.—
Jeffrey Collins,
WSJ,
5 Oct. 2018
Adjective
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One of her most powerful arguments is for the use of intergroup dialogue as a core pedagogical practice.—
Marybeth Gasman,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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The etude genre has evolved since its origins in the 17th century, from pedagogical exercises into works that stretch out emotionally as well as technically.—
Luke Schulze,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 July 2025
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As Kolade attests, significant challenges exist in both scholastic funding and the supply chain.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
20 Aug. 2025
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Distinguished Cadet Honors were awarded to cadets with scholastic standing and all-around aptitude in NJROTC activities.—
Cadet Nadeen Willat,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 July 2025
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“Tweedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tweedy. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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