as in volatile
frequently influenced by moods and especially bad moods
teenagers are often both moody and changeable
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Both possess a deep and luscious quality that combines cozy familiarity with a moody edge.
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Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2024
Mars, your ruling planet, opposes Pluto before departing the moody waters of Cancer and entering Leo on November 3.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2024
Rooms are posh and luxurious, decorated in ecru, gold, and rich navy that contrasts with the dark and moody (but sumptuous) corridors.
—Laura Ratliff, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2024
The actress rocked the ultimate power color during a recent stroll through Beverly Hills, donning a pleated cardigan in a moody shade of red.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
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Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2024
Mars, your ruling planet, opposes Pluto before departing the moody waters of Cancer and entering Leo on November 3.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2024
Rooms are posh and luxurious, decorated in ecru, gold, and rich navy that contrasts with the dark and moody (but sumptuous) corridors.
—Laura Ratliff, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2024
The actress rocked the ultimate power color during a recent stroll through Beverly Hills, donning a pleated cardigan in a moody shade of red.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
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Consumers in economies with volatile currencies are particularly interested in these new payment methods.Chris Morris, Fortune Asia, 5 Nov. 2024
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Markets were volatile on Monday and ultimately closed lower as traders failed to find solid footing ahead of this week’s news.Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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Even with his limited Korean Sakaguchi makes a very appealing k-drama lead, creating a Jungo that is at once playful, impulsive, anxious and devoted.Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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Mars — the planet of action, aggression and desire — is known for its impulsive energy and eagerness to tackle obstacles head-on.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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That has led to a janky, unstable product, as evidenced by his disastrous technology failures when interviewing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2023 and Trump a couple of months ago.CNN.com, The Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2024
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The Harris campaign has said Trump is too old and unstable to hold office, echoing the calls that eventually led President Joe Biden to drop out of the race.James Powel, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2024
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Hers is the kind of face that inspires directors to tight framing — gleaming, as if smoothed from marble, and yet somehow pliant, changeful.Jordan Kisner Jack Davison, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2022
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Rigorous, blustery winter; winding sleety spring; hot, moist enervating summer; changeful autumn with its dog-days; these are absolutely unknown.San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Jan. 2023
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On Monday, after Rodgers and former head coach Robert Saleh had spent several months bickering over topics such as unexcused absences and cadence, the irritable quarterback won out again.Rob Reischel, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
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Within a couple of weeks of wearing the buds, my ears stopped having the irritable side effects.Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 3 Oct. 2024
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The weather proved temperamental and fleeting, though, as there was no physical evidence of the rains just a few hours later, aside from a rogue rainbow or two.Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 2 Oct. 2024
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From doors that fall off its airplanes and a spacecraft with temperamental thrusters to a workforce threatening to strike, the company has clearly focused more on the bottom line than on quality engineering.Georgina Torbet, The Verge, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Moody.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moody. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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