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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for longsome
Adjective
  • Meanwhile hundreds of millions are periodically perturbed, like my recent Amtrak trip on the Northeast Regional: 90 minutes late, no seats, spotty wi-fi, and crawling along at 10 mph for tedious stretches.
    Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • In Alien: Earth, whenever the narrative drifts away from its sci-fi-horror chassis toward Wendy and the hybrids, his meandering sensibility starts to feel less evocative than tedious.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Jess: The curds themselves are crispy, but the toast is stupid.
    Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 22 Aug. 2025
  • The dialogue wasn’t dumbed down and stupid comic book stuff.
    William Earl, Variety, 20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The parasites get their names from the larvae, which look and act like screws, boring and twisting into their victim's flesh.
    Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2025
  • In the early episodes, when everyone’s still getting to know each other, are the conversations boring?
    Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • How old is Taylor Swift? Kelce was born Oct. 5, 1989 (that year sound familiar?), making the 35-year-old a Libra.
    Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Successive administrations let the old broadcast arms of American government abroad — Voice of America, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia — slide into well-meaning obsolescence.
    Ben Smith, semafor.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • This, too, is where savagery lurks—in tedious, monotonous tasks.
    Seema Jilani August 29, Literary Hub, 29 Aug. 2025
  • This kind of work can be monotonous and unfulfilling.
    Peter Bendor-Samuel, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, those who prefer to stick to dry land can make the trek up to Kelly Ridge Point, an elevated site that offers gorgeous views of the surrounding lake.
    Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Right now, the area burning just north of Alligator Alley, northwest of Weston, is drier than it’s been at this time of year since 2007, which was one of the worst drought years on record.
    Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Satellite: Available almost everywhere but can be slower and affected by weather.
    Kara McGinley, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
  • By the looks of it, news of rock music’s slow and painful death under ever-widening pop hegemony is greatly exaggerated.
    Chris R. Morgan, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • That, and try to seem as uninteresting as possible.
    Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 11 Aug. 2025
  • The files, however, were a bust, consisting mostly of uninteresting or already public information.
    Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 18 July 2025

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“Longsome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/longsome. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.

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