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Adjective
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Possibly chatting with his new security detail., which reportedly is a sad reality.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Feb. 2025 -
The sad truth is many of us saw this last year and knew nothing was going to change.—
Scott Dochterman,
The Athletic,
7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Sunday, the Sox, who are now an impossibly bad 31-100, locked up the sixth triple-digit-loss season in their woebegone history with a 9-4 defeat at the hands of the Detroit Tigers.—
Jon Greenberg,
The Athletic,
25 Aug. 2024
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This is what passes for epiphany for the solemn, solitary Jane, who searches for self-knowledge in a woebegone key.—
Parul Sehgal,
The New Yorker,
5 Aug. 2024
Adjective
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Anyway, Will ultimately adds $168,000 to the prize pot and sends a crestfallen M.G. home.—
Laura Bradley,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2025
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But in the crestfallen image of founder Lamar Hunt in the postgame locker room after the trophy bearing his name had been presented to Bills owner Ralph Wilson.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
24 Jan. 2025
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Star players had to be sold regularly: Richarlison to Tottenham Hotspur at the end of that season, as part of a forlorn attempt at PSR compliance.—
Patrick Boyland,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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Watch on Deadline Dusty is a quiet guy and O’Connor, probably not a casting director’s idea of a cowboy, really manages to show us who this young man is, often with just his forlorn facial expressions rather than the limited dialogue he is given in many scenes.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
26 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The total number of Champagne shipments from France sank nearly 10% last year to 271 million bottles, marking the second consecutive year of declines as inflation-weary consumers cut back and a generally glum mood permeates across the globe.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
The Mercury News,
20 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, Apolline and Pablo’s home life isn’t fleshed out beyond a glum impression.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
10 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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However, the company issued a gloomy outlook for the first quarter, prompting its stock to drop by about 2% in after-hours trading.—
Francisco Velasquez,
Quartz,
6 Feb. 2025
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Another flashback to three months post-apocalypse, and Cal is at the bar, wondering why everyone in town is so gloomy.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
4 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Outside, a disconsolate Santa presses his forehead against the building next door.—
Liam Sherwin-Murray,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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By the time the judge adjourned the court, Bryan was disconsolate.—
Michael Luo,
The New Yorker,
29 July 2024
Adjective
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Armed with metal detectors, a shovel, sifting screens and a 60-pound magnet, Levy has helped recover belongings for wildfire victims for more than 30 years – bringing tears of joy and shrieks of elation to despondent victims who have lost most everything else.—
Holly Yan,
CNN,
2 Feb. 2025
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Many described conditions as reminiscent of the McCarthy era, and were despondent to see how quickly their office’s leaders acquiesced.—
Erica L. Green,
New York Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Triste.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triste. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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