moodiness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moodiness
Noun
  • In this moment of sorrow, my thoughts and those of the entire Formula 1 family are with his family and loved ones'.
    Dan Cancian, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
  • McIlroy expressed his sorrow and predicted that the 15-time major champion will be unable to play for the rest of the season.
    Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • In that moment of grief and exhaustion, something shifted.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Each situation is unique but these conversations can have a huge impact on the experience of grief, leaving us with no regrets or words unsaid.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Her teammates surrounded her, doing their best to block her anguish from the view of nearby photographers, before trainers arrived to help her.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Hiding your anguish while pretending to be excited.
    Melissa Willets, Parents, 25 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Cohen said counterintelligence operations throughout history have targeted disgruntled federal employees who are left in despair and with no way to pay off their expenses and debts.
    Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 21 Mar. 2025
  • This has contributed to a widespread mood of despair.
    Kevin A. Young, The Conversation, 18 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Their primary motivation for entering tentative talks over Gomez was desperation, due to their need to comply with the Premier League’s PSR by June 30.
    Chris Waugh, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • The White House has responded with a series of stunts — a live presidential endorsement on the South Lawn, the commerce secretary shilling for Tesla stock on Fox News, the FBI threatening vandals with terrorism charges — that all smack of desperation.
    Allison Morrow, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Several of Watts’ most indelible characters are in mourning.
    Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Advertisement People as young as 16 were among the casualties, and the nation declared seven days of mourning.
    TIME, TIME, 17 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The plunge followed anxieties about Trump’s trade wars, consumers’ ennui, the labor market and stubbornly high prices.
    Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Our essayist challenges that notion and encourages us to embrace ennui as a time to rest and rekindle the spirit.
    Robert Klose, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • At the Santa Monica test location after the rains, the level of beryllium — a metal that is toxic to fish and corals and causes respiratory distress in humans — was more than 10 times the maximum limit allowed.
    Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • The result: Some doctors and hospitals have held back on treatments, waiting for the fetal heartbeat to stop or for patients to wind up in undeniable distress.
    Kavitha Surana, ProPublica, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Moodiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moodiness. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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