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Recent Examples of world-weary
Presidents can rally world-weary Americans to coalesce on foreign policy.
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Philip Elliott, Time, 17 June 2025
Sporting a bushy salt-and-pepper beard and a world-weary look in his eyes, Pearce finds dimensions both tragic and devious in what could have been merely the stock character of the wily long-term inmate whose isolation has cost him his humanity.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2025
As the film progresses and Joel descends into a darker world of exploitation and cruelty, Cruise gradually chips away at his innocence to reveal a sober, world-weary demeanor.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 24 May 2025
Stately percussion and lush guitar work frame the artists’ commanding vocals, elevating the song’s sense of world-weary intensity.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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Philip Elliott, Time, 17 June 2025
Sporting a bushy salt-and-pepper beard and a world-weary look in his eyes, Pearce finds dimensions both tragic and devious in what could have been merely the stock character of the wily long-term inmate whose isolation has cost him his humanity.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2025
As the film progresses and Joel descends into a darker world of exploitation and cruelty, Cruise gradually chips away at his innocence to reveal a sober, world-weary demeanor.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 24 May 2025
Stately percussion and lush guitar work frame the artists’ commanding vocals, elevating the song’s sense of world-weary intensity.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for world-weary
Adjective
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The boy’s father, an exasperated man at the mercy of an Amazon-like delivery job that docks him for every second he so much as thinks about his son, is the only person who even wants to go through the effort of looking for him.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
7 Sep. 2025
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An exasperated Sabalenka was quick to blow up in the press conference after the Centre Court defeat, claiming her opponent should have apologized for celebrating a winner too early.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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The United States emerged disgusted by European entanglements, paving the way for the original America Firsters, who enacted tariffs that deepened the Great Depression and set the stage for a world war rerun.—
S. C. M. Paine,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Aug. 2025
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And Kevin, curious, went for it right away—only to instantly pull a disgusted face, shake his head back and forth, and begin retching, as the woman behind the camera burst out laughing.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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And with creativity and innovation so discouraged, an employee who thrives with an entrepreneurial spirit might feel stifled or frustrated.—
Julia Sullivan,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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In 2021, at a meeting in Olive Branch, Hiatt faced frustrated farmers.—
Molly Parker,
ProPublica,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But that blase attitude doesn’t extend to the more serious matter of dinero.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
27 June 2025
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But do not make the mistake of thinking that serial winners would not quite like to win something else, or that City fans would be blase about it in any way.—
Sam Lee,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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In a nutshell, people are easily irritated and inclined to get caught up in nasty power struggles because they’re entrenched in their own views.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
10 Sep. 2025
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Fulton & Roark Fulton & Rourke deodorant not only comes in a huge variety of the brand’s elevated scents, but also contains aloe barbadensis leaf extract, which soothes and hydrates irritated skin.—
Kristen Philipkoski,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“World-weary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/world-weary. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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