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also loury
as in lowering
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Adjective
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At these meetings, all manner of data were discussed and analyzed, resulting in strategies to combat negative trends.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
15 Aug. 2025 -
The approval margin reached its most negative on April 29 at -7.2 percentage points, which fell around Trump's 100-day mark.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Driving in Palm Beach County — home to Mar-a-Lago — the windows are up, and the AC is blasting to counter the oppressive heat and humidity outside.—
David Culver,
CNN Money,
10 Aug. 2025
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Philadelphia had 29 days, Washington had 27 days and Baltimore had 24 days where the highest dew point simmered to at least 75 degrees, which even the the weather service office in Tampa calls oppressive, according to weather service data.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
10 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The previous version of the immersive attraction brought guests face to face with the terrifying flickering TV screen, the menacing beast from beyond, and the pool filled with floating corpses.—
Simon Thompson,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The menacing attacker — described as 6′ to 6’2″ and wearing a black t-shirt, blue pants and tan shoes — took off north on Madison Ave.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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At this moment, the prospect of an internet linked to our real identity has never felt so threatening.—
Albert Fox Cahn,
The Atlantic,
11 Aug. 2025
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Nevertheless, the JPMorgan trading desk expects that a more threatening level in core, year-over-year inflation would mean a rate of 4.0%, rather than the 3.0% some economists are expecting from the next core CPI report.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
11 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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With all due respect to the pressures of making an unconventional sci-fi film on a tight budget, using ecologically destructive technology for a story of ecological devastation, in which clean water is an increasingly rare resource, adds an unintentionally grim layer of irony to the tale.—
Josh Slater-Williams,
IndieWire,
11 Aug. 2025
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But while the afterparty was a little bit grim, MGK will always support Kelce — a fellow Ohioan — and the rest of the Chiefs.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The standalone pools that existed solely for lessons and swim teams tended to have white walls and a drab atmosphere.—
Mark Dent,
HubSpot,
1 Aug. 2025
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The hotel room is a combination of drab green and beige, but Alice Cooper is a vision in black.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
29 July 2025
Adjective
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After Reverend Forte's fortune is discovered, and Ada grabs hold of the house's purse strings, Agnes becomes characteristically dour about her diminished rank.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
11 Aug. 2025
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After some dour readings as Trump's tariff rhetoric ramped up earlier this year, the sentiment releases have stabilized.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
10 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The shampoo won't clean as well and can leave behind residue that makes your hair look dull and lifeless.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
11 Aug. 2025
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With major season getting over, August is dull, and McIlroy's absence has become a lightning rod for debates about player responsibility and the Tour's authority.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Lowery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lowery. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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