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Recent Examples of moony
Malinauskas opened the second box, which contained a Bell & Ross Regulateur with a big, moony face and a stainless-steel bezel.
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Susan Orlean, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2019
Yet, Bronson still stood out, with his alternately creepy and moony portrayal of a man biding his time dating Wood’s mother while vying for the younger woman’s attention.
—Carla Meyer, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Feb. 2018
Susan Orlean, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2019
Yet, Bronson still stood out, with his alternately creepy and moony portrayal of a man biding his time dating Wood’s mother while vying for the younger woman’s attention.
—Carla Meyer, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Feb. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moony
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Balsamic glazes are dreamy in homemade salad dressings, of course.Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Jan. 2025
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Sweet Pink by Alo There’s no time like now to color your workout the dreamiest shade of pink.Angela Lei, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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Private developers and municipalities have invested millions into the site to capitalize on its rural and nostalgic charm, including plans to build a boutique hotel.Linh Ta, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
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For Gardner, the trend's resurgence is both nostalgic and exciting.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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Some 12,000 structures — buildings and cars — have been destroyed so far, and with them many tons of property of all levels of sentimental meaning.Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2025
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The paintings are far from sentimental keepsakes and instead often tell stories of similar loss and tragedy experienced by others, including the children depicted, who sometimes died young, or went on to live troubled lives.The Editors of ARTnews, ARTnews.com, 15 Jan. 2025
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Co-directed with Jewish Israeli filmmaker Yaron Shani, the movie paints a subtle picture of a society split along fissures religious, political, cultural, and economic, without ever chiding his characters or dipping into mawkish sentimentality.Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Sep. 2024
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And the hints for today’s groups are: Yellow group — leader or main thing Green group — these can be prickly Blue group — mawkish movies, perhaps Purple group — these have a limit, some might say What Are Today’s Connections Groups?Kris Holt, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024
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Either way, there is a better way to sip a creamy alcoholic drink that actually tastes like something without having to resort to saccharine premade nog.Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
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There are no saccharine bursts of motherly love to soften her portrayal — Button mostly remains a burden.Irina Dumitrescu, The Dial, 27 Nov. 2024
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This is a newer direction for Devlin, who’s made drippy mirror frames and squiggly lamps, although much of his work does sit solidly in the world of feeling enchanted and otherworldly.Natalia Torija, Curbed, 3 Jan. 2025
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Then there’s people who can do drippy music but don’t have any bars.Maurice Garland, SPIN, 19 Dec. 2024
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High points like these helped keep Better Man in my good graces even as the second half dips into excessively maudlin territory, as Williams wrestles with the strictures of fame.David Sims, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2025
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The song feels all the more maudlin when Lily’s father kicks her door in and throws Atlas to the ground, nearly beating him to death.Coleman Spilde, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2024
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Long noodles signify longevity, chewy rice balls stuffed with sugary paste represent sweetness, and whole fish foreshadows abundance in the year ahead.Megan Zhang, Saveur, 16 Jan. 2025
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The Boston City Council plans to discuss the possibility of imposing a new local tax on sodas and other sugary drinks.Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Moony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moony. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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