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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clubbish
Adjective
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Cannoli certainly seemed to be timid around dogs who bark a lot, leading Saulino to believe she felt intimidated by them.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025 -
Zych was impressed by Lekki’s transformation from timid freshman to inspiring team leader.—
Matt Le Cren,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The film investigates the silent epidemic of CRSV in Ukraine, a subject long shrouded in stigma.—
Lise Pedersen,
Variety,
24 Feb. 2025
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Mello was succeeded by Pete Garcia, who ran FIU athletics from 2006 to 2021, and, during that time, the Hall of Fame remained silent.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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In a new clinical report in the New England Journal of Medicine, doctors in Los Angeles report just such a case, and a particularly unusual one at that.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
21 Feb. 2025
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But despite its clinical origins, the brand has since become known to embody all things luxury—admittedly a hard line for a brand to perfect.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
21 Feb. 2025
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In 2022, Quan starred as Waymond Wang, a seemingly diffident husband who transforms into a martial arts expert when crossing multiverses to save his family in the Daniels’ wild and emotional film Everything Everywhere All at Once.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
4 Feb. 2025
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Consider Chatterton’s Fields of This, an exemplary case study, as the hazy slacker rock the Oxnard, California, duo of guitarist-keyboardist Brock Pierce and multi-instrumentalist Logan Scrivner dream up is brash yet diffident.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
4 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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They may be drawn to partners who provide excitement but shy away from relationships that require effort, compromise or emotional depth.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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And some shy away from expressing controversial takes — even anonymously.—
James Mirtle,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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That is the site of the greatest win of his professional career back in 2015.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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The American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and lots of other professional groups agreed.—
Daniel Engber,
The Atlantic,
3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Perhaps there was no other way to authentically present artists who were so disinterested in genuflecting to corporate machinery.—
Amanda Petrusich,
The New Yorker,
8 Feb. 2025
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Their smiles appeared forced, with Harris folding her arms defensively and Biden displaying a disinterested demeanor.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Valeska’s taciturn son Karl (Tom Wlaschiha) regards him with similar suspicion, even as his mother warms to the outsider.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
25 Feb. 2025
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Watching an octogenarian president heavily implied to be a Democrat struggle to form sentences strikes a nerve, but for the most part, De Niro’s take is too taciturn and quietly dignified to inspire much emotion.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Clubbish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clubbish. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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