pluckier; pluckiest
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Detroit has been hot since installing Todd McLellan as head coach Dec. 26, but reality has set in for the plucky Red Wings.
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Chris Branch, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
In the end, however, Jod was thwarted by a group of plucky At Attin kids, forced to watch his scheme fail and pirates burn under a barrage of New Republic X-Wing fire.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 15 Jan. 2025
Based on developer Naughty Dog's hugely popular video game franchise, S2 is set five years after the events of the first season and finds the bond beginning to fray between plucky survivors Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) while introducing several new characters.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 7 Jan. 2025
The Pompidou Center is mounting a vast retrospective (Jan. 15 through May 26), including new archival material that paints a picture of Valadon’s plucky and pioneering personal life.
—Emily Labarge, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
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Chris Branch, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
In the end, however, Jod was thwarted by a group of plucky At Attin kids, forced to watch his scheme fail and pirates burn under a barrage of New Republic X-Wing fire.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 15 Jan. 2025
Based on developer Naughty Dog's hugely popular video game franchise, S2 is set five years after the events of the first season and finds the bond beginning to fray between plucky survivors Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) while introducing several new characters.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 7 Jan. 2025
The Pompidou Center is mounting a vast retrospective (Jan. 15 through May 26), including new archival material that paints a picture of Valadon’s plucky and pioneering personal life.
—Emily Labarge, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Plucky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plucky. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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