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Recent Examples of draconic
The complications include a tourbillon, perpetual calendar, minute repeater, and a complex celestial and astronomical system that indicates three lunar month displays that include the synodic, draconic, and anomalistic cycles.
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Sophie Furley, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
Sandra Mujinga, from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and now based in Norway, contributed Ghosting (2019), a draconic red faux-leather tent that an Ursula K. Le Guin protagonist might pitch in the galactic wilds.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 1 Nov. 2024
In the popular roleplaying game Dungeons & Dragons, a five-headed, draconic deity bears the goddess’ name.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2024
To end the draconic demon’s droughts, Indra battled and killed Vritra, freeing the rain, enabling sunlight and creating a new order.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2024
Quetzalcoatl Film Appearances: Q: The Winged Serpent (1982) One of the rare original kaiju to be created between the current boom of giant monsters and the creature-feature kaiju phase of the ’60s, Q features a draconic Aztec god who decides to make a nest for itself in the Chrysler Building.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2024
The Stellar Odyssey offers a chance to glimpse some of the brand’s most complex creations, ranging from simple moon phase displays to perpetual calendars, equation of time, sky charts, and the draconic and anomalistic lunar cycles.
—Carol Besler, Robb Report, 22 Dec. 2022
For example, the interior face of the iconic Reverso cradle features three lunar displays (the synodic cycle, the draconic cycle and the anomalistic cycle).
—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 20 Aug. 2021
The third face shows the moon phases in the Northern Hemisphere as well as the draconic lunar cycle (to show the height of the moon) and the anomalistic lunar cycle.
—Roberta Naas, Forbes, 7 Apr. 2021
Sophie Furley, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
Sandra Mujinga, from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and now based in Norway, contributed Ghosting (2019), a draconic red faux-leather tent that an Ursula K. Le Guin protagonist might pitch in the galactic wilds.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 1 Nov. 2024
In the popular roleplaying game Dungeons & Dragons, a five-headed, draconic deity bears the goddess’ name.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2024
To end the draconic demon’s droughts, Indra battled and killed Vritra, freeing the rain, enabling sunlight and creating a new order.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2024
Quetzalcoatl Film Appearances: Q: The Winged Serpent (1982) One of the rare original kaiju to be created between the current boom of giant monsters and the creature-feature kaiju phase of the ’60s, Q features a draconic Aztec god who decides to make a nest for itself in the Chrysler Building.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2024
The Stellar Odyssey offers a chance to glimpse some of the brand’s most complex creations, ranging from simple moon phase displays to perpetual calendars, equation of time, sky charts, and the draconic and anomalistic lunar cycles.
—Carol Besler, Robb Report, 22 Dec. 2022
For example, the interior face of the iconic Reverso cradle features three lunar displays (the synodic cycle, the draconic cycle and the anomalistic cycle).
—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 20 Aug. 2021
The third face shows the moon phases in the Northern Hemisphere as well as the draconic lunar cycle (to show the height of the moon) and the anomalistic lunar cycle.
—Roberta Naas, Forbes, 7 Apr. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for draconic
Adjective
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Democrats will shriek about draconian spending cuts, but the instructions the House has given are modest — really, too modest, if the goal is to change the long-run trajectory of the federal debt.—
The Editors,
National Review,
27 Feb. 2025
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When the documentary begins, the network still operates freely in Russia but is subject to draconian guidelines, one requiring that a message be broadcast before each program stating that everything is lies spread by foreign agents.—
Jordan Mintzer,
The Hollywood Reporter,
24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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This gripping series takes viewers into insidious modern-day cults through the unique lens of members who endured unspeakable trauma and the shocking investigations into these oppressive groups.—
Katcy Stephan,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2025
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Dominic Frey is a member of the oppressive class and everything Silas should despise — but now their mutual discretion is all that’s keeping them from punishment for their crimes of passion.—
Olivia Waite,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Experts told PolitiFact such narratives painting Haiti as a barbarous country are not new and are racist attempts to dehumanize Haitians.—
Jeff Cercone,
Austin American-Statesman,
14 Sep. 2024
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Treating barbarous body horror as something embedded in us deeper than the mutual love of a partner, especially when it’s done without the theatrical or exploitation trappings, makes for one of the New French Extremity’s most troubling works.—
Rory Doherty,
Vulture,
19 Sep. 2024
Adjective
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In the season premiere, it is revealed that one of them, Lindy (Madison Elise Rogers), has assumed the role of lover and trainee in the ways of his sadistic punishment fetish.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
23 Feb. 2025
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Pattinson plays Mickey Barnes, who, after getting lured into a bad investment by his shady friend Timo (Steven Yeun), finds himself, in 2054, on the wrong side of sadistic loan shark Darius (Ian Hanmore).—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The free chow was served daily, except on Fridays, and continued through a brutal period of industrywide cost-cutting that persists to this day.—
Katcy Stephan,
Variety,
1 Mar. 2025
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England’s Champions Trophy campaign finally came to a brutal end when they were beaten by South Africa in Karachi by seven wickets with almost 21 overs to spare.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The 79-year-old Oscar winner embraces the challenging role of the Dutton family matriarch alongside co-star Harrison Ford, confronting everything from mountain lions to the harsh realities of frontier life.—
Holly Williams,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2025
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Her lyric vocal writing contends with harsh reality, but her style is never far from profound rapture.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The idea the director had proposed to Laura, once they’d been put in touch by a photography student of his at Parsons for whom Laura had done a bit of writing, was to shoot the film from the vantage point of an inhuman and ubiquitous force.—
Hannah Gold,
Harper's Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
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Mahmoud described the conditions as inhuman and unprofessional, saying he was shoved and kicked by prison guards and police inside the Russian Compound, where he was held.—
Leila Fadel,
NPR,
14 Feb. 2025
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Even then, the final late twist with the penalty felt particularly cruel.—
Patrick Boyland,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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Directed by Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland, Still Alice highlights the cruel nature of the illness, where a person can still feel present while simultaneously losing pieces of themselves, creating a unique kind of grief.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Draconic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/draconic. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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