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as in sadness
a state or spell of low spirits
has been in a perpetual gloom since his dog died
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as in dark
a time or place of little or no light
the gloom of a rainy night is the perfect setting for a mystery story
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as in to glare
to look with anger or disapproval
we just sat there, glooming, as we waited and waited for our dinners to arrive
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as in to darken
to take on a gloomy or forbidding look
he continued to gloom over the fact that he had been passed over for promotion to district manager
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Recent Examples of gloom
Claire Rychlewski, Axios, 22 Oct. 2024
Gratitude is our deliverance from gloom or grievance.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
Emiko Jozuka, CNN, 5 Oct. 2022
Our imperviousness to gloom is our own peculiar virtue.
—Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Mar. 2022
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Noun
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After two years of doom and gloom, digital health deals are showing signs of life, with venture capital firms making more focused bets and interest rate cuts rekindling some of the COVID-era optimism around the sector.
—Claire Rychlewski, Axios, 22 Oct. 2024
Gratitude is our deliverance from gloom or grievance.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
Verb
But, there is still gloom ahead for economies in the region.
—Emiko Jozuka, CNN, 5 Oct. 2022
Our imperviousness to gloom is our own peculiar virtue.
—Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Mar. 2022
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The flavor profile includes cherry tootsie pop, cherry German chocolate cake, and dark bordering on bitter chocolate brownie batter.Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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With dark comes cold, and the soft, medium-weight fabric was up to the task, even in damp New England conditions.Mark Eller, Outside Online, 11 Dec. 2024
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Croce took dancing seriously, pulled dances apart and analyzed them rigorously, and her clarity and imagination, her stunning insights, and even her glaring flaws—all this was there on the page.Jennifer Homans, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2024
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With Jokić averaging 31 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists per game — marks that have never been reached in league’s history — the need to alleviate some of Jokić’s offensive burden is glaring.Sam Amick, The Athletic, 18 Dec. 2024
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Here’s a symbolic gesture that deeply touched me, a heartening drama on a darkening stage: the wooden Nativity scene unveiled at the Vatican earlier this month, created by Palestinian artists from Dar al-Kalima University, in Bethlehem.Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2024
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Country Life Last Leaves As the flowers and the ferns put themselves to bed, shedding petals, drying and darkening, folding up, one garden plant stays longer than all the rest: kale.Richard Brookhiser, National Review, 19 Dec. 2024
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How to prevent depression with aging, according to AARP BYDebra Whitman December 24, 2024 3 months ago Health Got COVID?Beth Greenfield, Fortune Well, 27 Dec. 2024
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Patients who took months of dance classes found their depression eased, a small study published recently in the Journal of Medical Internet Research says.Maureen Mackey, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2024
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The solar eclipse had cities around the country staring at the sky in unison.Alexandra York, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Citizens of the world are staring in awe at the arrival of David Corenswet’s Man of Steel.Nick Romano, EW.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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And cross my fingers while the postal clerk frowned and brought out her tape measure.Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024
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These are areas that keep experiencing small muscle contractions with expressions such as smiling, frowning and squinting practically every day for years and years.Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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But the Christmas–New Year’s setting adds a nice touch of melancholy to the proceedings.Bob Sassone, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
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But over the course of the pair’s tour of Poland to visit their late grandmother’s ancestral home, Benji’s flippant manner keeps dissolving to reveal internal conflict and profound melancholy.David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
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Such a rare and spectacular celestial event occurs when the moon passes between the sun and the Earth—and our beloved satellite casts a shadow over a patch beneath it, creating darkness during the day.Joe Spring, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
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Though the Earth's tilt is responsible for the extra darkness on Saturday, bi-annual time changes are the work of humans.Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Gloom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gloom. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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