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also elegiacal
as in depressing
causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer
the sight of an old ruined church or castle can be a pleasantly elegiac experience
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Recent Examples of elegiac
Barry Levitt, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2024
Many awards forecasters had the elegiac anthem pegged as a frontrunner for the Best Original Song award.
—EW.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Part memoir, part reportage, Thompson’s book is not only an elegiac tribute to a child whose life was cut short too soon, but also a searing indictment of the system that enabled the lynching and the subsequent cover-up.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024
Scorsese films are rarely elegiac, but Sheeran serves as not just an entry point into the mob but also a way to understand that there are no heroes — or anti-heroes — among this den of thieves.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2024
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Adjective
But as Tanaka’s melodramatic and elegiac film shows us, beauty often comes from the most unexpected places.
—Barry Levitt, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2024
Many awards forecasters had the elegiac anthem pegged as a frontrunner for the Best Original Song award.
—EW.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Part memoir, part reportage, Thompson’s book is not only an elegiac tribute to a child whose life was cut short too soon, but also a searing indictment of the system that enabled the lynching and the subsequent cover-up.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024
Scorsese films are rarely elegiac, but Sheeran serves as not just an entry point into the mob but also a way to understand that there are no heroes — or anti-heroes — among this den of thieves.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elegiac
Adjective
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The truth is more depressing: This show is bad in the usual manner of reality television.—
Peter Tonguette,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Mar. 2025
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That wasn’t even the most depressing of Vlasic’s quotes.—
Scott Powers,
The Athletic,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Mindfulness mediates the association between chronotype and depressive symptoms in young adults.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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There are four basic types of the disorder, which are characterized by periods of elation and hyper-activity known as manic episodes, which are then followed by depressive stages where the patient experiences feelings of sadness and depression.—
Vanessa Etienne,
People.com,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In fact, the opening moments play out like an elegy for the whole nation: a school boarded up, with empty corridors and empty classrooms.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2025
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As photographed by Austin Shelton, the widescreen images — and even the vertical TikTok videos braided alongside — convey a hopeful vision of their future, more fresh start than elegy.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
6 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The Pitt max Pushing Daisies Years: 2007-2009 Length: 2 seasons, 22 episodes Creator: Bryan Fuller The creator of Hannibal also gave us this twisted genre gem, a show that blended morbid humor and genuine character work into a mix that was just too weird for ABC.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2025
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This is projection to an understandable but somewhat morbid degree.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
15 Feb. 2025
Noun
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This eatery at the summit of Cannon’s tramway offers cafeteria food, grab-and-go options, and, most notably, the highest-elevation beer taps in the state of New Hampshire.—
Sarah Cahalan,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Dec. 2024
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This lack of resolution taps into the brain’s natural drive for cognitive closure, which according to 2014 study, is the innate desire to resolve ambiguity and make sense of unfinished experiences.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Never mind that, by an accident of political timing, so many theater creatives as well as so much of the audience is feeling funereal.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
24 Feb. 2025
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The song, originally light and airy, now sounds almost funereal, as Faithfull’s voice comes close to cracking.—
Robert Levine,
Billboard,
1 Feb. 2025
Noun
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When the relatives begin to arrive, crawling in on their knees, droning a dirge about death, Shula promptly departs for a hotel, pink suitcase in tow.—
Namwali Serpell,
The New Yorker,
25 Mar. 2025
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On the final night, one of the regulars hired a Scotsman in a kilt to play a bagpipe dirge.—
Zach Helfand,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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People are going to be very chill and normal, like the internet always is.—
Kathleen Newman-Bremang,
refinery29.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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Canada’s been chill with legal weed since 2018, and Germany is heading there too.—
Matt Rozo,
The Mercury News,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Elegiac.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elegiac. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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