1
as in finickiness
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2
as in querulousness
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fussiness
Noun
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Even Sam, who hated conflict with a passion and preferred to let rudeness roll off her like water off the back of a duck, had a breaking point.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
12 Feb. 2025 -
According to a LinkedIn article by Yves Laurent Khoury, public rudeness has become increasingly common, especially in high-stress environments like customer service or public spaces.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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But the long-term consequences of his economic belligerence have been largely negative for all involved.—
Jonathan Berkshire Miller,
Foreign Affairs,
5 Feb. 2025
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Perhaps for that reason, their remarks, made to largely friendly audiences, were couched in a tone of cautious belligerence.—
Alan Feuer,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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The eight-member delegation consisting of U.S. national security and business leaders concluded their strategic visit to Taiwan last month amid the presidential transition in Washington, D.C., a new administration in Taipei and ongoing Chinese coercion and aggression in East Asia.—
Chris Massaro,
Fox News,
13 Feb. 2025
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Russia's escalation of its unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine threatens American interests and is solely the responsibility of Vladimir Putin.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
12 Feb. 2025
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The Einstein Ring, which had never been seen around this galaxy before, was suddenly easy to find because of Euclid's high resolution and sensitivity.—
Chandelis Duster,
NPR,
11 Feb. 2025
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The diet could potentially help identify food sensitivities, resolve chronic constipation and IBS symptoms, quiet food addiction and binge-eating, and break weight loss plateaus, according to Ede.—
Melissa Rudy,
Fox News,
10 Feb. 2025
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Its approach to union organizing activity may not be entirely welcoming, but seems to lack the truculence and hostility shown by retailers such as Starbucks and Amazon.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Jan. 2025
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Other international powers are showing even less patience for Israeli truculence.—
Shalom Lipner,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Congress has given away its power to declare war to the president, handing over the ability to take the nation from a state of peace to a state of belligerency or co-belligerency.—
Armstrong Williams,
Baltimore Sun,
7 July 2024
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Credibility requires consistency, not belligerency.—
Keren Yarhi-Milo,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Dec. 2017
Noun
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This scrappiness paid off when delivery became a table stakes channel in the past year.—
Alicia Kelso,
Forbes,
5 May 2021
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The unselfishness and scrappiness of the Golden Eagles is reminiscent of those teams coached by Al McGuire in halcyon days.—
Ben Steele,
Journal Sentinel,
11 Mar. 2023
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“Fussiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fussiness. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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