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as in unpredictability
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as in sorrow
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moodiness
Noun
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His eyes filled with sorrow as his mom gave Lola all the attention.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025 -
Emotions and sorrow were palpable even though Prine has been dead for nearly five years.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Although there are many layers to a layoff, including the emotions of grief, shock and purpose since our jobs are often inextricably linked to our identities, this column focuses on the legal aspects from experts.—
Vicki Salemi,
Boston Herald,
23 Mar. 2025
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Their grief and their rage are nearly untranslatable, as though feelings in extremity can only be physical sensations—the language assails one with a blind and blunt force.—
Yiyun Li,
The New Yorker,
23 Mar. 2025
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In the episode, Duran describes his mental anguish during that time and some of the steps he’s taken since then to improve his mental health.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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And all of that anguish of going through that process of retrying to develop my body in a way that will never be the same anyway.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
26 Mar. 2025
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Most importantly, families who have already been traumatized and marginalized will be nurtured by communities rather than pressed farther away from them, deeper into despair.—
Jeff Hobbs,
Time,
10 Apr. 2025
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As weeks stretch on, sadness can deepen into despair, shadowed by shame.—
Jack Kelly,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Sources close to Emery felt PSG’s desperation to win the Champions League could, at times, be all-consuming.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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But most of the messages were laced with an unmistakable desperation about the precarious state of the country’s health care workers — and how no one was telling their story.—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2025
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The deadly incident in the early hours of Tuesday morning at the Jet Set nightclub sent shockwaves around the country, with three days of mourning declared in the wake of the disaster.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
10 Apr. 2025
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After the election, Ray spent two days in political mourning.—
Peter Kiefer,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Economists also worry about signs of flagging consumer confidence, because ennui can prompt consumers to stop spending.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2025
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The music video moves in reverse, starting with the sisters packing up the car, taking us back through Danielle’s ennui lying in bed alone, to whenever she and Starkey’s character first met, dancing at the club.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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At the Santa Monica test location after the rains, the level of beryllium — a metal that is toxic to fish and corals and causes respiratory distress in humans — was more than 10 times the maximum limit allowed.—
Corinne Purtill,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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The result: Some doctors and hospitals have held back on treatments, waiting for the fetal heartbeat to stop or for patients to wind up in undeniable distress.—
Kavitha Surana,
ProPublica,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Moodiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moodiness. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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