variants
also loury
as in lowering
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Adjective
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The restoration was completed from a 4K, 16-bit scan of the 35mm original camera negative by Vinegar Syndrome in Bridgeport, Connecticut, via an ARRISCAN XT.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
28 Feb. 2025 -
Muslims use this period to train themselves spiritually by avoiding negative behaviors like gossip, lying, and arguing.—
Amanda Castro,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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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
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Slimani is a hardened criminal made less menacing by Kateb’s faltering rhythms in English, the gang’s lingua franca.—
Ben Kenigsberg,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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Others see something darker and more menacing for the country and its future.—
Chris Megerian,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2025
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The visitors were the more threatening team through the opening exchanges, with the returning Erling Haaland eventually capitalising, converting Jeremy Doku’s low centre after a flowing move up-field.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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Debt collectors cannot engage in any type of harassment that includes profane, abusive or threatening language when attempting to collect a debt.—
Staff,
Sacramento Bee,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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In recent months, Israel has brightened a grim geopolitical landscape by battering Iran and its proxies.—
HAL BRANDS,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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The grim anniversary comes with Ukraine facing great uncertainty about its future after President Donald Trump pivoted toward Russia and US officials insisted that Europe can no longer rely on Washington for its defense.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN,
24 Feb. 2025
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The Masonic Temple is an extravagant building in the Cass Corridor, surrounded by drab, lonely complexes and half-empty parking lots.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
14 Feb. 2025
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The three Alexander brothers arrived in Manhattan federal court together in handcuffs, shackles and drab beige jail clothing.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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During the workshop of Smash (Broadway version), the show ended on an extremely dour note, which audiences hated.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2025
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The dangers of replicating humans and the potential for unethical abuse of the technology are stressed in a dour warning by a senior official on Earth, played with fiery authority in her final screen role by the redoubtable Haydn Gwynne, to whom the film is dedicated.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Preview Robert De Niro's Netflix thriller 'Zero Day' is a starry but dull dud: Review Patrick Schwarzenegger is 'White Lotus' Season 3 breakout, and dad Arnold is pumped Donnie Wahlberg is heading to 'Blue Bloods' Boston spinoff Ralph Macchio and William Zabka were 'Karate Kid' rivals.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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This portable, rollerball serum can be used twice a day on dull, uneven, and post-blemish skin.—
Iman Balagam,
Vogue,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Lowery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lowery. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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