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Recent Examples of brooding
Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2024
According to astrologer Kyle Thomas, Scorpios are stereotyped to be more dark and brooding than the other signs in the zodiac since they are ruled by Mars — the planet of aggression — and Pluto — the planet of the underworld.
—Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
Consider that your audience might be seeking something a little lighter right now — less brooding nihilism, more talking birds.
—Remy Blumenfeld, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Oct. 2024
He had really been put through the wringer, was very brooding, and needed to go find himself.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 14 Oct. 2024
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Catilina actually is a sci-fi hero, a collection of stereotypes about radical brilliance — brooding, brash, impatient, and masculine (the women in Megalopolis are cast as supportive helpmates or scheming bitches) — whose world-saving project is a blank space the movie can’t actually envision.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2024
According to astrologer Kyle Thomas, Scorpios are stereotyped to be more dark and brooding than the other signs in the zodiac since they are ruled by Mars — the planet of aggression — and Pluto — the planet of the underworld.
—Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
Consider that your audience might be seeking something a little lighter right now — less brooding nihilism, more talking birds.
—Remy Blumenfeld, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Oct. 2024
He had really been put through the wringer, was very brooding, and needed to go find himself.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 14 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brooding
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People who are pregnant or lactating should be cautious with annatto supplementation, as research is lacking regarding its safety in these populations.14 When buying a supplement, make sure the product is independently tested.Devineé Lingo, M.S., Health, 21 Dec. 2024
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In Immaculate, Sydney Sweeney stars as Sister Cecilia, who becomes a holy figure to her fellow nuns when she’s found to be pregnant despite being a virgin.Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
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Coach Doc River played the role of Secret Santa by sitting the Bucks’ two biggest stars — Giannis Antetokounmpo, who was dealing with back spasms, and Damian Lillard, who was out with a non-COVID-19 illness.Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
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The Rockets came into Christmas Eve riding a three-game winning streak, now sitting at 20-9 and up to second overall in the Western Conference, behind just the Oklahoma City Thunder.Rahat Huq, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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The songs are muscular and syncretic as ever, but the normally peevish rapper doesn’t maintain his trolling energy for the full record, settling into a questioning and pensive pace.Stephen Kearse, TIME, 8 Dec. 2024
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For all that, his Arthur remains a lowly outsider, with a downcast gaze, a peevish temper, and a deep well of melancholy that never feels one-note.Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2024
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Unlike young females, gravid females need to locate carrion for oviposition and distinguish between fresh and aging carrion, the latter possibly detrimental to offspring.Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 28 Feb. 2017
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Paloski said the massasauga encountered could be a gravid female about to give birth.Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2022
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That film was a box office hit, earning $136 million at the global box office and spawning four sequels.Angelique Jackson, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
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Meet the Parents earned $330 million worldwide, spawning a sequel four years later in Meet the Fockers (2004).Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Screw that shouty guy in the street, and screw that irritable homeowner and enemy of dogs.James Parker, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
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The Right was formless, fractured, a collection of irritable mental gestures -- and then William F. Buckley Jr. founded this journal, bringing the various respectable strands of conservatism together and discarding the others.Ramesh Ponnuru, National Review, 19 Dec. 2024
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Breastfeeding Happy Hour support group: Hosted by the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program at the Florida Department of Health in Osceola County for expectant and new moms.Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
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The expectant mom of two accessorized with a silver bangle and wore her hair half-up and half-down, smiling in one photo.Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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As Bears coach, Ditka was confident enough in his position to accept the involvement of the irascible, disrespectful but skillful defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan as necessary to the team’s Super Bowl success.Michael Peregrine, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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Even the typically irascible Joy Behar was comparatively tame while expressing her dissatisfaction.Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Brooding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brooding. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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