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as in worried
feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty
with an edgy voice the spelling-bee contestant started to spell the tongue twister
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as in sharpened
having an edge thin enough to cut or pierce something
be careful as you walk along the beach—those broken clam shells are edgy enough to cut your feet
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as in provocative
serving or likely to arouse a strong reaction
a director known for his edgy, over-the-top satires on modern life
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Recent Examples of edgy
My motorcycle punk rock aesthetic became less edgy.
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Alix Strauss, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
Her characters were sweet but cringey, wholesome but edgy, funny but devilishly smart.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
And the agreement marks another move by Vice Media into sports and away from its edgy pop culture shows under the former Viceland brand.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2025
The company has consistently built its brand awareness with comedic, edgy marketing that pokes fun at the fact that most water brands are relatively boring.
—Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025
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Alix Strauss, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
Her characters were sweet but cringey, wholesome but edgy, funny but devilishly smart.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
And the agreement marks another move by Vice Media into sports and away from its edgy pop culture shows under the former Viceland brand.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2025
The company has consistently built its brand awareness with comedic, edgy marketing that pokes fun at the fact that most water brands are relatively boring.
—Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for edgy
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In my neighborhood, people are worried about rising costs of everything.—
Robin Holmes,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Mar. 2025
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Safety concerns Residents were also worried about the safety of the gravel roads for horses.—
Emma Hall,
Sacramento Bee,
1 Mar. 2025
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For similar reasons, the Trump administration should take a public stance on cross-strait issues that is less provocative than the Biden administration’s.—
Jennifer Kavanagh,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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Her first film was also her first big break, in Spike Lee's provocative 1991 romantic satire Jungle Fever.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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Some Trump advisers were nervous the deal might go south before the ceremonial signing, but felt confident by the time Mr. Trump greeted Zelenskyy.—
Jennifer Jacobs,
CBS News,
1 Mar. 2025
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At the premiere of that film, Brothers At War, in 2009, Joe was nervous.—
Eileen Finan,
People.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Put on gloves: To protect your hands from sharp pieces.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
27 Feb. 2025
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But low trust in media and institutions, political gridlock, lobbyist influence and sharp inequalities persist.—
Avery Lotz,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
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While many companies rapidly integrate AI, this data reveals a growing disconnect: employees are increasingly anxious about its impact.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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But raising cash remains a challenge for some, with investors anxious about startups courting enough customers for healthy returns, Pershad said.—
Liang Lei,
CNBC,
26 Feb. 2025
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And the charge Jones drew on Bogdan Bogdanović with 1:53 remaining set the table for the Bulls to attempt — and, ultimately, fail — to pull off the upset win.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2025
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The flip side to that is that an upset loss to either would be a death blow.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Feb. 2025
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The book’s inferences about the present state of A.I. are less controversial and more trenchant.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
The New Yorker,
19 Feb. 2025
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Well known for his thoughtful fictional treatments of British history, Boyd combines measured twists with a trenchant reconsideration of the legacy of Cold War-era interventionism.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
13 Jan. 2025
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The resolution is seeking $4.5 trillion in tax breaks and $2 trillion in spending cuts over the next 10 years, measures that have met opposition from Democrats and made some Republicans uneasy.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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In my conversations with barbecue people, there was often uneasy tension about whether craft barbecue is something new or a return to an old way of doing things.—
Rachel Monroe,
The New Yorker,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Edgy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/edgy. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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