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as in melancholy
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as in bleakness
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for desolateness
Noun
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Young American Taylah Sanders (Quintessa Swindell, sparky with a touch of melancholy), is part of a small NSA unit disguised as students on a gap year, sharing a pad in lovely Cassis on the French Mediterranean.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2025 -
Richard Engel Reporting from Jerusalem In Israel, there is a feeling of melancholy.—
Jennifer Jett,
NBC News,
17 Jan. 2025
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Just like that, an entire team’s optimism and energy turned into dejection and disbelief.—
Dan Wiederer,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Nov. 2024
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The day after a high-stakes presidential election usually brings elation on one side and dejection for the other.—
Daniel Wine,
CNN,
6 Nov. 2024
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To cushion their sinuous eucalyptus forms, the duo came up with their own spin on traditional Banarasi fabric: an archival herringbone motif overlaid with numerical zeros that nod to Brahmagupta, the Hindu mathematician who developed the concept of nothingness in 628 AD.—
Mel Studach,
Architectural Digest,
21 Jan. 2025
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Much of the story seems to be about waiting, and then what happens after that waiting comes to an end: the disappointment, pain, or even nothingness that eventually follows.—
Dennis Zhou,
The New Yorker,
1 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Somehow, Rasoulof has made a cautionary tale in the midst of oppression.—
Armond White,
National Review,
22 Jan. 2025
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King’s speech, delivered at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, was a defining moment in the Civil Rights Movement and marked a turning point in the national conversation about race and systemic oppression.—
Char Adams,
NBC News,
21 Jan. 2025
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Amid the despair and without information on her daughter’s whereabouts, Julia finds support and strength in other women whose lives also have been upended by the violence.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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There will be those moments when the buoyancy of hope will be transformed into the fatigue of despair.—
Lydia Price,
People.com,
20 Jan. 2025
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This is especially harmful to disabled people who are told by others — mostly medical professionals — that their condition constitutes a life sentence of misery.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
28 Jan. 2025
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Hamas committed horrific atrocities in October 2023 that didn’t empower Palestinians but left them in misery.—
Nicholas Kristof,
The Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Do not let despair or doom and gloom put you into a catatonic funk.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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There’s a lot of doom and gloom around the state of film criticism, especially as it’s become democratized by social media.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
17 Jan. 2025
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Wildfires in the Los Angeles area still burn, but the desolation has already left 10 dead and more than 10,000 structures destroyed.—
Mike Snider,
USA TODAY,
10 Jan. 2025
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But Joao Felix, whose miss means Portugal are out, is a picture of desolation — hands on head, shirt in mouth.—
Tim Spiers,
The Athletic,
9 July 2024
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“Desolateness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desolateness. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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