as in timid
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Adjective
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To say that does not trivialize the Holocaust, as some timid folk insist.—
Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards,
Orlando Sentinel,
14 Mar. 2025 -
In middle age, Didi has also become timid after being let down too much by others.—
Stephen Saito,
Variety,
12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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After several minutes the second officer came and, again, Pike kept silent.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
20 Mar. 2025
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The event will also include silent and live auctions, delicious food and drink, and joyous community, according to a news release.—
Encinitas Advocate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Transparent Validation And Bias Audits Every AI model deployed in clinical practice should undergo rigorous external validation on datasets that were not part of its initial training.—
Sanjay Juneja,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Though his brace against Southampton in the 2-1 win were his first goals since December 29, Strand Larsen is a goalscorer who is proving capable of bringing his clinical edge to England’s top tier.—
Steve Madeley,
The Athletic,
17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Only a monumental defeat could stop South Africa qualifying for the semifinals so there was a rather diffident air to proceedings.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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In 2022, Quan starred as Waymond Wang, a seemingly diffident husband who transforms into a martial arts expert when crossing multiverses to save his family in the Daniels’ wild and emotional film Everything Everywhere All at Once.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
4 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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And yet Francis has never been shy about showing his frailty, age or infirmities in ways that seem unthinkable for public figures for whom any sign of fragility can threaten their authority and undermine their agenda.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Mar. 2025
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Farrah Abraham is a big fan of plastic surgery, and she’s never been shy about sharing the work she’s gotten done over the years.—
Vanessa Etienne,
People.com,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The city has been rapidly expanding its professional sports profile, starting with the NHL’s Vegas Golden Knights in 2017, and now includes the WNBA’s Las Vegas Aces, NFL’s Las Vegas Raiders, and the incoming MLB’s Las Vegas Athletics.—
Giovanni Malloy,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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With Venus retrograde slipping into Pisces and your seventh house of compromise, agreements and significant others, your personal and professional partnerships (and one-on-one connections) are being highlighted.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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And that’s because what a disinterested lawyer would do is bring in that objectivity.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2025
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To evaluate this offer, Aspen’s board formed a special committee of three independent and disinterested directors.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
1 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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After all, it’s been days since she’s had a morsel, and she’s got a taciturn little lion hunter in the oven!—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
23 Mar. 2025
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There’s the driver (Mitchell Cole), a taciturn dude with a thick Southern accent who spent some time in the military.—
Esther Zuckerman,
IndieWire,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Clubbish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clubbish. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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