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Adjective
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Hong’s withdrawn gaze is interrupted by sudden movements, like pans across space and crash zooms into ongoing conversations.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2025 -
Solitary, eccentric, shrouded in a mystical melancholy, Joakim fights for his farm and leads a withdrawn life, with only his pets and a neighbor for company; a Slovak immigrant who also lives ostracized, as an outsider.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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But when the homework clause was revealed, the enormous unsocial media fan was out there and the manure hit it with great force.—
Nick CanepaColumnist,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 July 2022
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The choice of verbs on social media seems, to Miss Manners, to demonstrate a decidedly unsocial intent.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
6 Jan. 2022
Adjective
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Every Wednesday night, Erika Hernandez's home has an open door—and a reserved seat—for her late son's best friend.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
5 Mar. 2025
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Members of the State Department's diplomatic corps have a reserved section.—
Javier Zarracina,
USA TODAY,
3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Richard’s other big ally is undervalued and initially stand-offish plant engineer Clarence C. Baker (Dennis Haysbert), who eventually warms to Richard’s interest in his machines, and who encourages him to think big.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
11 Mar. 2023
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Guzmán said the stereotype that Germans are stand-offish is way off the mark.—
Soudi JiménezEscritor,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Nov. 2022
Adjective
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Shelters are stressful and scary places and most dogs will not be themselves, but the introverted dogs deserve a home just as much as the confident ones.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
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There’s enough space for everybody, even the introverted dogs.—
Kate Bradshaw,
The Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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After taking down a conniving businessman and reuniting with his brother Braxton (Jon Bernthal), the reclusive CPA absconds from Illinois and sets out on the open road.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
9 Mar. 2025
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Though reclusive, Hackman and Arakawa were often seen out and about in Santa Fe.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
Fox News,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Nylon and polyester are two of the most popular raincoat fabrics, which are effective at wicking away moisture and keeping you dry.—
BestReviews,
The Mercury News,
7 Mar. 2025
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Sure enough, the inspector totaled 25 in a storage bag box on a kitchen dry storage rack; 20 on a rack next to the kitchen prep table; and three under the three-compartment sink.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Shaw’s prophecy was light years distant from Uncle Jerry’s reality.—
Ron Grossman,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2025
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In Oscar-winning writer/director Bong Joon Ho’s new movie, Mickey Barnes (Pattinson) is an Earth man who signs up for a colonizing expedition to a distant icy planet and volunteers for a job that puts him in deadly situations constantly.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
8 Mar. 2025
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“Nongregarious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nongregarious. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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