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Recent Examples of Synonyms for currish
Adjective
  • Snow White gets a much more meaningful backstory The original Disney film begins with a few short sentences about how Snow White was forced to work as a scullery maid for her vile stepmother, the Queen.
    Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Newsweek's efforts to politicize the death of these individuals, including the reporter's request to confirm names and locations of death, are vile.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Not worrying about getting dirty or anything like that.
    Kayla Grant, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
  • These guys are out here sweating, getting their hands dirty.
    Joe Davidson, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Interestingly, the feeling of abandonment mirrors the animating force of the nastiest parts of the American manosphere: the belief that men got left behind.
    Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2025
  • The 30-year-old eked out a split decision win in a battle of women who came in on nasty losing streaks.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Michael, in a filmed conversation with Grace, claimed that his ex-wife had manipulated him and was cruel to Natalia.
    Fortesa Latifi, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2025
  • In Season 2, a cruel winter brings new challenges and unfinished business to Jacob (Harrison Ford) and Cara (Helen Mirren) back at Dutton ranch.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Trump’s contrived veneer is being ripped away to reveal an immoral, mendacious, transactional opportunist, without a shred of loyalty to anyone or anything but himself.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Before these studies, the cause of TB was presumed to be primarily constitutional, by either an inherent predisposition or from unhealthy or immoral lifestyles.
    Karen Dobos, The Conversation, 6 Mar. 2025
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  • Top-notch casting is the cherry on top, with Lily James as the supremely likable Cinderella, Richard Madden as her down-to-earth prince, Cate Blanchett as the detestable stepmother with her own imperfect backstory, and Helena Bonham Carter as one lovably flighty fairy godmother.
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Can’t wait for the Stanley Cup window to close on Team Tank, easily the most detestable team in the League.
    Daniel Nugent-Bowman, The Athletic, 15 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • This creates a vicious cycle: more applications lead to lower acceptance rates, triggering even more applications from worried students.
    Sarah Hernholm, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
  • However, some people develop unhelpful habits and ways of thinking about sleep that create a vicious cycle, said Krieger, who is also director of the Center for Sleep Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian.
    Sandee LaMotte, CNN, 19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Until then, there are the Razzies, an ignoble accolade marking the very worst movies and acting performances of the year.
    Marco della Cava, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
  • But on this southern front of the Trump empire, Palm Beach County, Donald Trump is flirting with ignoble defeat.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Currish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/currish. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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