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as in uncomfortable
lacking social grace and assurance
the conversation was somewhat stilted as we didn't seem to share any interests
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as in formal
marked by or showing careful attention to set forms and details
a stilted letter of apology that was written and accepted with equal measures of insincerity
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Recent Examples of stilted
Instead, their stilted onscreen camaraderie does the film no favors, especially as Andy and Anna gradually begin to get on better.
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Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 27 Sep. 2024
Vance, meanwhile, is the stilted right-winger who went to an Ivy League school, spent six years as a venture capitalist, and likes to spread conspiracy theories.
—Condé Nast, The New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2024
Whatever the justifications, the 76th Emmys were a far less dynamic and more stilted watch than the January show.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 16 Sep. 2024
His stilted, uncanny movements recall the stop-motion cadavers of Ray Harryhausen.
—Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024
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Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 27 Sep. 2024
Vance, meanwhile, is the stilted right-winger who went to an Ivy League school, spent six years as a venture capitalist, and likes to spread conspiracy theories.
—Condé Nast, The New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2024
Whatever the justifications, the 76th Emmys were a far less dynamic and more stilted watch than the January show.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 16 Sep. 2024
His stilted, uncanny movements recall the stop-motion cadavers of Ray Harryhausen.
—Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stilted
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Those numbers might have been a tad uncomfortable to handle, and the markets didn’t want to take inflation hot to go.Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024
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Yet perhaps the most uncomfortable outcome for the millions following along is if the meaning machine fails and the shooting doesn’t provide any greater resolution.Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
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Prosecutors argue that Mangione's possession of these items demonstrates an intent to commit a criminal act, though a formal connection to the shooting of Brian Thompson has not yet been established in these proceedings.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Doubling as formal introduction to anyone who hasn’t attended a Bushwick warehouse show with 45 stoned internet rappers on the lineup, Xavier’s tape is loosely threaded together by interview clips and DJ drops that contextualize the Upper West Side native’s referential yet futuristic turn-up music.Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 9 Dec. 2024
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Fentanyl abuse isn't the only opioid that can cause the awkward body reaction, Ciccarone said.James Ward, The Arizona Republic, 13 Dec. 2024
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Read More: The Surprising Benefits of Talking Out Loud to Yourself Things might feel a little awkward during those early sessions, and that's normal, says Grant.Perri Ormont Blumberg, TIME, 13 Dec. 2024
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Easter is a professional ecologist and leverages his experience in carbon accounting and profound understanding of nature’s interconnectedness to explain the ecological impact of each ingredient served at a nice dinner.Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Two hundred of her closest family and friends made it on the nice list and were invited to her winter celebration.Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
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Far from prolific in front of goal, the Senegalese looked out of sorts, full of running and hunger to score but clumsy, his anxious limbs snatching at chances rather than taking them naturally.Henry Flynn, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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The first few episodes were rife with clumsy and, at times, confusing time jumps, many that seemed tacked on to preexisting scenes in an effort to retrofit them for a new, Costner-less reality.Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 16 Dec. 2024
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They’re totally fictionalized and, in their own way, the intrusive projections of what Morgan might’ve thought happened between the two, but what he’s imagined is decorous and dramatically unsatisfying.Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 July 2024
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At the time, this decorous attire was standard at bowling alleys, where women often wore dresses or skirts.Gabe Bullard, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 July 2024
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There’s no shortage of movies that have looked at Dylan’s music and his uneasy relationship to fame.David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
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Merkel recalled how Putin, knowing that she had once been wounded by a dog and was uneasy around them, had infamously brought his large Labrador to a meeting between them in 2007.Christian Edwards, CNN, 3 Dec. 2024
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The chief and Kayce seal the deal with a ceremonious blood pact.Lynette Rice, Deadline, 15 Dec. 2024
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The ceremonious confection has, after all, been a tradition for millennia: its roots trace back to ancient Rome, where grooms would break a barley cake over their bride’s head to officialize their union.Elise Taylor, Vogue, 27 July 2024
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“Stilted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stilted. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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