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Recent Examples of unchildlike
The recent wave of bans comes as many Republicans, in their opposition to gun control, climate science, food stamps, public education, and other social services, work assiduously to render the lives of American children as unchildlike as possible.
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Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2023
Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unchildlike
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Holiday travel today encountered several hurdles as Amtrak and airports nationwide experienced delays.Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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Outlook: The Gators need an experienced backup for Lagway.Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
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The receptionist watches her leave with a knowing look — there is more to come here.Christina Grace Tucker, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2024
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Offering support at key moments is a knowing, keen-eyed librarian (Jessica Harper), a mysterious book about the hidden history of magical women, and suddenly clearer memories of her devoted mom (Kerry O’Malley), who may have had her own privately liberating nocturnal existence.Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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As each year passes, the complexities of cybersecurity and the more sophisticated threats grow.Chuck Brooks, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Changing the light's polarization characteristics in this manner mimics things found in nature, like the ridiculously sophisticated and specialized vision of the mantis shrimp.New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Dec. 2024
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Upon his escape, Edmond finds the treasure, and reappears in Paris as the impossibly worldly and absurdly wealthy Count of Monte Cristo.Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
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Genevieve: Another très French name pick, Genevieve feels worldly and glamorous.Kara Nesvig, Parents, 19 Dec. 2024
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And much like the Gulf ports of today, opulent communities of global traders set up shop in Kabul, giving the city a cosmopolitan touch.David Chaffetz, Fortune Asia, 15 Dec. 2024
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Africans are among the most open and cosmopolitan folks on earth, straddling multiple continents and speaking several languages.Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Dec. 2024
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In response, social media companies’ algorithms to detect drug-selling behavior are getting smarter and are aggregating images and emojis, Fuller says.Mattha Busby, WIRED, 17 Dec. 2024
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This includes smart TVs, non-gaming laptops, phones, tablets or third party gaming devices.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Crucially, they are grounded in real-world experiences, from a recent exchange with worldly-wise restaurant waitresses in Bordeaux exemplifying trust and collaboration, to the coaching of top CEOs over the past 20 years.HEC Paris Insights, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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Heather Alicia Simms and Vanessa Bell Calloway are both sharp, witty, and poignant without sentimentality as the play’s two matriarchal figures, the formidable Missy Judson and Idella Landy, the wry, worldly-wise housekeeper who essentially raised Charlie.Sara Holdren, Vulture, 16 June 2024
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The next decades will witness, for the first time, the full impact of one-child families on adult Chinese society.Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2012
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At first, the dynamic seems ambiguous: closer to that between a mom and her barely adult son than a wife and her husband.Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 15 Nov. 2023
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“Unchildlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unchildlike. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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