as in gracelessness
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ungainliness
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Not two years later this tower was to collapse precipitately under its own weight into a pyramid of dust and rubble, only to be rebuilt later, in, unaccountably, all its former gracelessness.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Oct. 2025
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There’s a slight awkwardness to the film’s invitation, a fussy kind of table setting that offers some trite (though, not inaccurate) Hollywood satire to ease us toward what the movie is really about.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
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Both sides get to avoid the awkwardness that could’ve come from Hall skipping the offseason program — and from possibly entering the season playing on the franchise tag.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
9 May 2026
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The tree, which graces a botanical garden, bears patient witness to all manner of human clumsiness.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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For Perssonatti, the disease is more about fatigue, brain fog, word salad, and clumsiness.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
10 Mar. 2026
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Individuals with hearing and/or speech disabilities may dial 711 for Telecommunications Relay Services.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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The Atlanta barber's case drew attention from lawmakers across Georgia and around the country as well as disability rights and immigration advocates, who said that Taylor suffered from medical neglect while in custody at Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Georgia.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
11 May 2026
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“Ungainliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ungainliness. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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