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Adjective
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By the end, Liverpool’s players seemed tired and Klopp was irritable, clearly in need of a rest.—
Simon Hughes,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025 -
The trio’s sixth record is charmingly irritable in both of its moods: hopped up on fluffy coffee while cracking baseball jokes, or dragging out downbeats and lamenting power structures to goad listeners with mounting anticipation.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
4 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The irascible superstar was suspended by the team after demanding to be traded, with the Warriors reportedly one of his preferred destinations.—
Evan Webeck,
The Mercury News,
6 Jan. 2025
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As Bears coach, Ditka was confident enough in his position to accept the involvement of the irascible, disrespectful but skillful defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan as necessary to the team’s Super Bowl success.—
Michael Peregrine,
Forbes,
27 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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Today your focus on partnerships will be strong and perhaps touchy.—
Georgia Nicols,
The Denver Post,
20 Jan. 2025
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Stewart Mandel parsed out a difficult — and touchy — topic.—
Chris Branch,
The Athletic,
12 July 2024
Adjective
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Pam Bondi spars with Sen Adam Schiff at testy confirmation hearing Pam Bondi, President-elect Trump's pick to lead the DOJ, sparred with Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.—
Danielle Wallace,
Fox News,
22 Jan. 2025
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The White House suspended his press credentials in November 2018 after a testy exchange with Trump at a news conference.—
Stephen Battaglio,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Anything Barcelona can do… Not content seeing their domestic rivals take the limelight, Atletico Madrid launched a late comeback of their own at the Metropolitano, snapping Bayer Leverkusen’s 11-game winning streak with a dramatic 2-1 win.—
Thom Harris,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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The current era is a dramatic shift—almost like a changing of the guard.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Movies in this questionably political category tend to feature othered people dealing with some melodramatic version of struggle.—
Kyndall Cunningham,
Vox,
6 Jan. 2025
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Instead, their presence tips the narrative into something both more melodramatic and more conventional, with blazing showdowns and a climax of moral retribution worthy of Thomas Hardy’s The Mayor of Casterbridge.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Appearing with a live band and several back-up singers, the musician gave the soulful tune an impassioned performance, complete with a dapper white suit.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
24 Jan. 2025
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The revival style jam (by the pair made up of Jon Moody and Ned Franc) is soulful and warm, giving dance vibes without veering explicitly into club territory.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Perturbable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perturbable. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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