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Recent Examples of funereal The film, structured around a final, confessional interview given by a dying documentarian (played by Richard Gere) about his life and career, has a funereal mood but a lively cadence. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024 Halfway through, Boilen casually mentions that her good friend Alan Sparhawk (of the band Low), with whom Lea has a band called the Murder of Crows, will be joining her for two of their songs; their duet is almost funereal, both somber and gorgeous, buoyed by an indomitable optimism. Matthew Ismael Ruiz, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2024 In the hands of Nelson, the song — with atmospheric, funereal production and Willie’s tearjerker vocals — becomes autobiographical. Andrew Kirell, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2024 Streetlights were painted over in a funereal blue color to thwart air raids. Sam Roberts, Foreign Affairs, 2 June 2015 See all Example Sentences for funereal 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for funereal
Adjective
  • The somber music should have been my first clue, but I was too wrapped up in the euphoria of Jane soon realizing that someone valued her life enough to save her from certain death.
    Lincee Ray, EW.com, 18 Jan. 2025
  • When a photographer suggests that the family pose with a somber demeanor for a shot that will be featured in an article about Rubens’ disappearance, Eunice refuses, instructing her children to smile broadly.
    Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Matt Harrison, president of Kuka Home North America, which has a furniture manufacturing base in Monterrey, fears the future could be bleak.
    David Culver, CNN, 18 Jan. 2025
  • The negotiations have seemingly stalled and the market for him is bleak.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Viewership increased, the Afternoon Depression Zone grew less depressing, everyone seemed happier.
    Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025
  • As well as Inauguration Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day, today is known as Blue Monday – thought to be the most depressing day of the year.
    Alyssa Jaffer, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The Hughes Fire broke out in the late morning and within hours charred more than 15 square miles of trees and brush, sending up plumes of dark smoke near Lake Castaic, a popular recreation area about 40 miles from the devastating Eaton and Palisades fires that are burning for a third week.
    Marcio Jose Sanchez, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Yu Ting Yuan, the hotel's flagship restaurant, offers diners a contrasting tenor with its dark, brooding interior splashed with gold and blood red, fresh flower sprays of pussywillow, orchids, and amaryllis, and soaring ceilings.
    Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • However, medication involving the anesthetic, ketamine, has shown promise in recent years for treating these hard-to-resolve depressive symptoms.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Zinc deficiency is correlated to depressive symptoms, anxiety-like behaviors, and even higher suicidal ideation risk.
    Amiah Taylor, Discover Magazine, 25 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Standing in front of the CIA Memorial Wall—the agency’s most important and solemn location—Trump offered remarks that resembled a campaign event, rambling from one random topic to another, including how big the crowds were at his inauguration.
    Peter Schroeder, Foreign Affairs, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Seated beside the President-elect, who donned a dark suit and royal blue tie, Melania Trump appeared noticeably solemn.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 9 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • But for now, Bannon is a fairly lonely voice shouting against AI velocity.
    Axios, Axios, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Some suggested ways to make the dog feel less lonely when Lauren isn't home, such as leaving the TV on.
    John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • For the scenes that take place in the Human World, the crew is going to shoot in a desolate part of Iceland.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025
  • What's more, the plane was completely encircled by massive screens that projected high-resolution videos of desolate Alaskan wilderness.
    Marco della Cava, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025

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“Funereal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funereal. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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