world-weary

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Recent Examples of world-weary Their leader is shown to be Isaac (Jeffrey Wright in both the game and show), a world-weary veteran who ultimately turns on the group, killing all but one solder before aligning with the WLF (who get nicknamed as Wolves in the episode). Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 5 May 2025 Stuart’s prince is suave, worldly, world-weary, charismatic — every inch a prince, really. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 7 Apr. 2025 The song brims with defiance, melded with Jinks’s classic country-rock instrumentation and the burly, world-weary vocal that has become his calling card. Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 7 Apr. 2025 Shakespeare’s world-weary wags spoke truth to King Lear and other royals, while the heyoka, the holy fool of many Sioux tribes, inverted day-to-day logic to provoke healing laughter. Michael Snyder, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for world-weary
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Adjective
  • Finally, with homicides soaring to record levels, exasperated authorities pivoted to a novel strategy: Mexico filed a $10-billion suit in U.S. federal court seeking to have Smith & Wesson and other signature manufacturers held accountable for the country’s epidemic of shooting deaths.
    Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
  • Sabalenka was often frustrated during the first set, remonstrating and shouting at herself and frequently turning around to look at her team with an exasperated look on her face.
    Jerome Pugmire, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2025
Adjective
  • From left: Bruno the cat takes an interested sniff at a banana, before pulling back and making a disgusted face.
    Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
  • The bride was especially hurt by the groom's disgusted response to her appearance in front of all of their family members and friends.
    Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 20 June 2025
Adjective
  • Gilead’s disinterest in PrEP deeply frustrated academic researchers.
    Jon Cohen, New Yorker, 24 June 2025
  • But both China and the United States are growing frustrated with this hedging.
    Yuen Foong Khong, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • Trump, though, seems a bit more blase on the topic.
    Joshua Keating, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Adjective
  • The condition occurs when the band of connective tissue spanning your arch, called your plantar fascia, becomes inflamed and irritated, which can happen for a bunch of reasons—after all, plantar fasciitis plagues as many as two million people yearly in the US.
    Erica Sloan, SELF, 20 June 2025
  • Calamine lotion: This topical treatment contains zinc oxide, which can soothe irritated or itchy skin.6 Medicated shampoo: Shampoos that contain medical-grade coal tar can help reduce eczema symptoms on your scalp.
    Sarah Hudgens, Health, 19 June 2025

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“World-weary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/world-weary. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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