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Recent Examples of melancholia
Suffering from a wan melancholia that sits strangely on so strapping a dude, Nick eventually confesses his break-up, which rather ruins the mood of laddish hi-jinks.
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Jessica Kiang, Variety, 28 Sep. 2023
Its self-lacerating melancholia never dips into self-indulgence, instead digging into the shades of gray that define a person’s bleakest days.
—Maura Johnston, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2023
Plant Albarn in any scenic location and the local culture, economy, and ecology seep in, mixing with his penchant for classic English melancholia and cascading over intricate productions in which international sensibilities collide.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 21 July 2023
Almost a century later, the debates chronicled in Bruno Schulz, and even the book itself, feel somewhat neurotic—a perfect example of the melancholia that Freud described as mourning gone wrong.
—Adam Kirsch, The New Republic, 6 Apr. 2023
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Jessica Kiang, Variety, 28 Sep. 2023
Its self-lacerating melancholia never dips into self-indulgence, instead digging into the shades of gray that define a person’s bleakest days.
—Maura Johnston, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2023
Plant Albarn in any scenic location and the local culture, economy, and ecology seep in, mixing with his penchant for classic English melancholia and cascading over intricate productions in which international sensibilities collide.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 21 July 2023
Almost a century later, the debates chronicled in Bruno Schulz, and even the book itself, feel somewhat neurotic—a perfect example of the melancholia that Freud described as mourning gone wrong.
—Adam Kirsch, The New Republic, 6 Apr. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for melancholia
Noun
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When the Padres signed Bogaerts, a major league scout with a neutral team said several baseball folks with the Red Sox felt a sense of melancholy.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Jan. 2025
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There’s action and scares, but also human melancholy and a deep mystery.—
Aaron Couch,
The Hollywood Reporter,
13 Dec. 2024
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Gracey steadily checks Williams’s sarcasm and self-pity with comments from family and friends that are often rude or just piercing vernacular.—
Armond White,
National Review,
10 Jan. 2025
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Yet, remarkably, Williams never comes across as self-pitying.—
Jeannette Catsoulis,
New York Times,
25 Dec. 2024
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Just like that, an entire team’s optimism and energy turned into dejection and disbelief.—
Dan Wiederer,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Nov. 2024
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The day after a high-stakes presidential election usually brings elation on one side and dejection for the other.—
Daniel Wine,
CNN,
6 Nov. 2024
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In a heartfelt statement from Truex's children – Martin Truex Jr., Ryan Truex, and Marsha McVey, the family shared their deep sorrow, paying tribute to their late father.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Jan. 2025
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Inaugurations have been held in both joy and sorrow in the nation's capital and, infamously, on a plane in Dallas.—
James Powel,
USA TODAY,
18 Jan. 2025
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Mercury’s entrance to Capricorn can foster doom and gloom.—
USA TODAY,
USA TODAY,
8 Jan. 2025
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Despite the gloom, studio facilities are pushing ahead with expansion plans.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
3 Jan. 2025
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Corbet has made a fetish of ambition — the actor-turned-director’s own attempt at grandiloquent filmmaking and the ambition of his protagonist Laszlo Toth (Adrien Brody), a refugee from Nazi oppression.—
Armond White,
National Review,
3 Jan. 2025
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After Clone Force 99 debuted in the final season of The Clone Wars and their spinoff show was rapidly announced, expectations weren't super high for yet another on-screen story about the Galactic Empire's reign of terror and oppression, an overdone point in the Star Wars timeline.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
28 Dec. 2024
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The city declared a day of mourning on January 9, the third such observance in just 40 days.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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President Joe Biden, who declared Thursday a national day of mourning after Carter died Dec. 29 at age 100, delivered the eulogy.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA TODAY,
10 Jan. 2025
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“Melancholia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melancholia. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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