collied 1 of 2

chiefly British dialect

collied

2 of 2

verb

past tense of colly, chiefly British dialect

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for collied
Adjective
  • Black carbon is a dark, sooty byproduct of burning fossil fuels.
    Jillian Mock, Discover Magazine, 17 Sep. 2019
  • By the closer — a grim, sooty final reckoning with the events of June 13 — the colourful escapism of the Uphaar’s Bollywood posters suddenly looks half a world away.
    Mike McCahill, Variety, 17 Jan. 2023
Adjective
  • An arriving officer arrested the Parma Heights resident, who was crocked, for disorderly conduct.
    John Benson, cleveland, 10 Nov. 2021
  • Although the treaty promised an annuity, payments were often late or siphoned off to crocked traders.
    Letter Writers, Twin Cities, 8 Aug. 2019
Adjective
  • Looks pretty shabby when Android phones up and down the budget spectrum offer 120Hz displays.
    Allison Johnson, The Verge, 7 Sep. 2024
  • While the $174,000 annual pay likely doesn't sound too shabby to those living in a country where the median individual wage comes to just over $59,000 a year, members of Congress are earning wages that were set in 2009.
    Kate Gibson, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • On December 5 at Citizen News in Los Angeles, Rex kicked off a night honoring Jennifer Lopez, Denis Villeneuve, Selena Gomez, and more with a raunchy speech that put a darkly comedic speed on current Hollywood instability.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Despite the filmmakers’ attempts at raunchy humor, there’s not much that’s particularly funny, groundbreaking or memorable.
    Courtney Howard, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Thus did the conservative loose cannonballs come eventually to dominate the GOP—and define our disordered political era.
    Daniel Schlozman & Sam Rosenfeld / Made by History, TIME, 10 June 2024
  • It is associated with hallucinations, delusions, and extremely disordered thinking and behavior that impairs daily functioning, and can be disabling.
    Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024
Adjective
  • The headlines are still coming thick and fast, pushing advice on a user base now equal parts concerned and confused.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Befuddling sales processes, complex product offerings, and a lack of business transparency have left people feeling more confused than protected in outdated models that don't empower consumers to choose for themselves.
    Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Their divorce has been messy, with both exes calling each other out via Instagram.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
  • The decision worked smoothly for the AAC in Year 1 of this new setup, but the potential for a messy schedule remains in the future.
    Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 13 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Well, outside of the chaotic final seconds where, with Washington clinging to a 7-point lead, a game official’s error stopped the clock, leaving the Saints with time to spike the ball, call a play and complete a 1-yard touchdown pass to tight end Foster Moreau as time expired.
    Ben Standig, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Launching Tuesday, the special was filmed in the slightly less chaotic locale of Hawaii, one of Chieng’s favorite places to work and vacation.
    Nate Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Collied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collied. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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