as in bleak
causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer
the depressive story about a struggling artist
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Recent Examples of depressive
These depressive symptoms may dominate for years before symptoms of hypomania develop.
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Wendy Wisner, Health, 27 Nov. 2024
What’s more, twice as many people in the group that got the active treatment reported remission of their depressive symptoms compared with people in the placebo group: 45% vs. 22%.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
While both psilocybin and escitalopram showed comparable improvement in depressive symptoms, people who took psilocybin reported greater joy in their lives — a significant plus in keeping depression at bay.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024
Improves Mood and Depressive Symptoms Reishi mushrooms may improve mood, depressive symptoms, and anxiety.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 19 Oct. 2024
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Wendy Wisner, Health, 27 Nov. 2024
What’s more, twice as many people in the group that got the active treatment reported remission of their depressive symptoms compared with people in the placebo group: 45% vs. 22%.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
While both psilocybin and escitalopram showed comparable improvement in depressive symptoms, people who took psilocybin reported greater joy in their lives — a significant plus in keeping depression at bay.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024
Improves Mood and Depressive Symptoms Reishi mushrooms may improve mood, depressive symptoms, and anxiety.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 19 Oct. 2024
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This bleak backdrop sets a high barrier for Disney to make a profit on the movie.Caroline Reid, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Their story could have been told myriad ways and, if the current TV market had anything to say about it: the best way to tell any true crime is to be as bleak, haunting and gory as possible.Ed Herro, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
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Two of the movies feature both Adams and Julianne Moore, and what’s really depressing is that such a phenomenal pairing got wasted on hapless material.Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
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And seeing even a preview of that was so depressing for me.Okla Jones, Essence, 4 Dec. 2024
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Today, Mount Tambora stands as a somber reminder of nature’s immense power.Scott Travers, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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Sweet, downcast vocal performances vastly outnumber the raps, and there are punchy New Wave, goth-rock, folk, and grunge tunes where somber, gauzy trap productions once reigned.Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2024
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Ellie is a smart, lonely girl desperate for a sense of family after the death of her father.Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Dec. 2024
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My point is, there’s something a bit lonely about the happy endings for many of these characters, and a bit irritating about the idea that being physically close to other people is an experience to be avoided at all costs.Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2024
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The user posted the images and videos, including an image of a light in the sky, and several videos that appear to be shot from a plane cabin, but are very dark.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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The best places to watch are dark sky parks Michigan is home to six dark sky state parks, three international dark sky parks and an international dark sky sanctuary.Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 11 Dec. 2024
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By the time Rip and Lloyd dump Jamie’s body and set his car ablaze in a desolate field in Iowa, her cover story is validated, and warrants are issued against Jamie for aggravated assault and domestic violence.Lynette Rice, Deadline, 15 Dec. 2024
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At the same time, the Russians should know best about the desolate state of affairs inside the Syrian security and military apparatus.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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The group of stories is classified as contemporary Gothic, and each follows a new morbid storyline. Find the book at Amazon or Barnes & Noble.Christopher Murray, Fox News, 24 Sep. 2024
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Pennies from Heaven was based on British writer Dennis Potter’s postmodern TV series about the morbid inner life of a Depression-era sheet music salesman named Arthur (played by Steve Martin).Armond White, National Review, 29 Nov. 2024
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The Swiss National Bank also cut rates by 50 basis points earlier in the session Thursday, exceeding expectations of a smaller trim amid an ongoing tussle with depressed inflation and a strong Swiss franc.Karen Gilchrist,Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement Wandering in separately from the modernist monstrosity across the street are JD (Luke Wilson), a depressed out-of-work actor, and glittery, shallow Margo (Linda Cardellini), who will presently be identified as his wife.Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Depressive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depressive. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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