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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
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Following his role as Kat, Joey and Patrick's exasperated English teacher, Daryl Mitchell went on to play Leo Michaels on Veronica's Closet until 2000.—
Sophie Dodd,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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Even his mistake for Damsgaard’s opener brought more of a stunned silence than exasperated groans or impulsive anger from the locals.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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They’ve been assisted by Hedda’s long-time family friend Judge Roland Brack (Nicholas Pinnock), who takes every opportunity to try to ravish a disgusted Hedda, clearly believing he’s owed something.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
8 Sep. 2025
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In addition to the tariff kerfuffle, 1.5 billion Indians and about 5 million Indian Americans are surprised, disgusted, and hurt at the insults and invectives thrown at them from Mr. Trump's MAGA base, including some prominent Trump administration officials.—
Kristina Foltz,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Some affiliates of both Nexstar and Sinclair had been inundated with calls from frustrated Kimmel fans in recent days.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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In another moment during his press conference, Williams spoke about being less frustrated this season, so far, compared to his rookie season.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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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 other words, matching your mask to your skin’s needs can make the difference between a glowing complexion and an irritated one.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
30 Sep. 2025
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Kansas coach Lance Leipold was visibly irritated.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
28 Sep. 2025
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“World-weary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/world-weary. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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