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Recent Examples of Micawber
He’s got the twinkly eye and the sly, gregarious spiritual ease of a Micawber or a Cheeryble.
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2024
The smallest of the Micawber brood glides away in his baby carriage, because the bailiff is dragging the hallway carpet out from under the front door.
—Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, 16 Sep. 2020
Sara Holdren, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2024
The smallest of the Micawber brood glides away in his baby carriage, because the bailiff is dragging the hallway carpet out from under the front door.
—Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, 16 Sep. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Micawber
Noun
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Sunshine Cleaning gave Adams’s Pollyanna era a slight edge.Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
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The film also features the artist Pollyanna Johnson and Samantha McCoach, the founder of the brand Le Kilt.Joelle Diderich, WWD, 3 Dec. 2024
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The optimist finds hope in the most despairing situation.Chadd Scott, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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But there was at least one optimist, or maybe someone who's just come to terms with the truth that's as cold as England can be this time of year.Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 26 Nov. 2024
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And once again, our two heroes — recast as Don Quixote and Sancho Panza tilting at wind turbines — struggle to reconcile the myths that men write for themselves with the realities that life is actually willing to offer them.David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 19 Nov. 2024
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The program features timeless classics, such as The Dying Swan, Don Quixote, and Giselle.Katya Soldak, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Micawber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Micawber. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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