1
as in melancholy
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2
as in bleakness
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for desolateness
Noun
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There’s some comedy in there, but all the laughs are so blunted by a determined melancholy that nothing really lands.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
28 Feb. 2025 -
Moving and melancholy, Chalamet’s performance brought him widespread awards recognition including SAG, BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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This set off a wild celebration by the Canadians — and obvious dejection among the American fans and players.—
Curtis Pashelka,
The Mercury News,
21 Feb. 2025
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The waves of emotions — from dejection to hope to numbness to jubilation (for him) and relief (for me) — are something neither of us will forget.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Mike himself has been hollowed out into nothingness, his character chipped away into a hollow avatar for a sensitive, caring man dedicated to providing women pleasure.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
14 Mar. 2025
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Events that used to lead to days or weeks of heated discourse now fade into nothingness almost instantaneously; nothing matters enough to break the internet anymore.—
Meaghan Garvey,
Pitchfork,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Their historically varied diet, based on oats, milk, and butter, had been reduced by economic oppression to one tuber.—
Fintan O'Toole,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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Religious institutions provided Black women with a network of allies, a platform for activism, and a source of hope in the face of oppression.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
9 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Pop-music history is filled to the brim with breakups — endless tales of heartbreak, vengeance, and despair.—
Ryan Leas,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2025
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Late in the film, Erivo has one particularly unforgettable moment of raw, wrenching despair, her wail of grief cutting right through the screen.—
Sezin Koehler,
EW.com,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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That system, Fritz Alphonse Jean said, has fueled immense misery and social inequalities as well as the current gang violence that has a desperate population urgently calling for help.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
8 Mar. 2025
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Indian spiritual leader and environmental campaigner Sadhguru has spoken to Newsweek about the nation's mental health, offering his secret to achieving a good state of mind by choosing joy or misery.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Shear acquits himself well with Sam’s starstruck regard of this famous and beautiful creature who’s inexplicably taken an interest in him, and then with his gloom when things go sour.—
Angie Han,
The Hollywood Reporter,
12 Mar. 2025
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However, the survey results aren’t all doom and gloom, as 79% of parents reported relief in venting to friends about their most stressful parenting moments.—
Christian Dashiell,
Parents,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Forgetting Abraham Lincoln Sarah Browne’s neglect of Lincoln, compared with the ceaseless remembrance of her daughter, did not lessen her desolation over the assassination.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
15 Feb. 2025
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The 22-year-old has been the player exciting United fans with his bravery on the ball and determination without it, a shining hope amid a season of desolation both on the pitch, where the team’s play has been mainly painful, and in the club’s offices, where redundancies are sucking away morale.—
Laurie Whitwell,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Desolateness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desolateness. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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