longsome

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Recent Examples of longsome But his longsome speech also brimmed with movement love—and the companion call to culture-war arms. Chris Lehmann, The New Republic, 11 Jan. 2021
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Adjective
  • Not only does the more-open nature of the PC lend itself better to powerful creation software, but typing thousands of lines of code instantly becomes exponentially less tedious with a keyboard than on a touch screen or using controllers.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
  • For millennial and Gen Z workers aged 18 to 43, the process is so tedious that 32% would rather apply to a new job than select health insurance, according to a Justworks and Harris Poll survey.
    Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • Give yourself permission to go see a truly stupid movie.
    Anya Jaremko-Greenwold, The Week US, theweek, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Among the show’s many, many, many Twilight Zone spoofs, this one is the funniest and the best, with a conclusion that’s equal parts brilliant and stupid.
    Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • Most of this long flashback segment is pretty boring, though.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2024
  • Toyota and Honda have at times been called boring: Honda by its own engineers, Toyota more famously by a chairman descended from the company’s founder.
    Robert Ferris, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • Our observations suggest older bucks deposit pheromones on these rubs, and that plays an important role in the dominance ladder of a herd.
    Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Black men younger than 30 and older than 65 were the most likely to support Harris at 78% and 87%, respectively.
    Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • Having different roles and environments keeps work fresh and engaging, helping reduce the risk of job burnout from monotonous routines.
    William Arruda, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Really, how has this once monotonous job-working elections become dangerous in recent months?
    Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • The three-layer design offers extra protection against spillage, ensuring that all the contents of your toiletry bag stay dry.
    Catherine Garcia, theweek, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Bursts of rain could cause dangerous flash flooding, but some areas could be slow to flood given how dry a lot of the soils are after a record-breaking October.
    Mary Gilbert, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • This means my phone was limited to T-Mobile's slower 5G service, which explains the lower speeds.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
  • It’s been a long, slow build for Annunen to become an NHL goalie, but getting to start six times in eight games for the Avs was a big step for him.
    Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • Even a feature-length version of this plot would likely struggle with its lack of ideas, but 10 half-hour episodes feel punishing, well before a finale that offers an uninteresting explanation of the main mystery, and can’t even be bothered to resolve several other running plot threads.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2024
  • But the color work on the series isn’t just about pulling off the tricks that every DP would like to make a TV show look a little more appealing — darkening uninteresting blank spaces within a frame, making the color consistent between shots, and smoothing out any variables in the lighting.
    Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 29 Sep. 2024

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“Longsome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/longsome. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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