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as in worried
feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty
with an edgy voice the spelling-bee contestant started to spell the tongue twister
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as in sharpened
having an edge thin enough to cut or pierce something
be careful as you walk along the beach—those broken clam shells are edgy enough to cut your feet
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as in provocative
serving or likely to arouse a strong reaction
a director known for his edgy, over-the-top satires on modern life
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Recent Examples of edgy
Miranda Priestly may have snubbed florals as dépassé in the 2006 film The Devil Wears Prada, but nearly 20 years later, contemporary designers are pushing the pattern in exciting directions, bringing a fresh, new, and frankly edgy take on plants—particularly ones with petals.
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Rachel Gallaher, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2025
As for the pants, the best of them made roomy ones look elegant and still edgy.
—Julian Randall, Essence, 25 Jan. 2025
Short on surprises but brimming with warm-hearted insight, the film may have a few too many mildly edgy elements to qualify as family-friendly entertainment suitable for all ages.
—Joe Leydon, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
Taylor Swift is back in her Reputation era with an eye-catching edgy look!
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 18 Jan. 2025
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Rachel Gallaher, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2025
As for the pants, the best of them made roomy ones look elegant and still edgy.
—Julian Randall, Essence, 25 Jan. 2025
Short on surprises but brimming with warm-hearted insight, the film may have a few too many mildly edgy elements to qualify as family-friendly entertainment suitable for all ages.
—Joe Leydon, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
Taylor Swift is back in her Reputation era with an eye-catching edgy look!
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 18 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for edgy
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How worried should the team be about his availability for the playoffs?—
AAron Ontiveroz,
The Denver Post,
6 Feb. 2025
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But in the early days of the second Donald Trump presidency, LGBTQ+ communities across the U.S. are more worried about their digital privacy than ever before.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them,
5 Feb. 2025
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Lawyers for both sides have made provocative comments, divulged private communications and made public a slew of documents while defending their clients.—
Stacy Perman,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2025
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The next fight As with most of Trump’s more provocative comments, his Gaza proposal was simultaneously derided and analyzed at home and abroad for hints of strategy.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN,
8 Feb. 2025
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Both Hancock and Quaid recall their first meeting about the script — especially how nervous the actor was.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
4 Feb. 2025
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These tips can help nervous flyers manage or overcome their fear of the skies.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN,
3 Feb. 2025
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Markets heaved a sigh of relief and made sharp turnarounds on the news.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2025
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Leadership success depends on sharp decision-making, emotional intelligence and resilience.—
Sonia Singh,
Rolling Stone,
3 Feb. 2025
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Related article More kids are anxious but fewer are getting the right help, study shows New fears and anxieties tend to develop and vary as children and adolescents grow and adapt to new environments, Silverman said.—
Julianna Bragg,
CNN,
5 Feb. 2025
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The person in question has legal status and was feeling anxious about the Trump administration's hardline immigration agenda.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
4 Feb. 2025
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Will Lyles prove his dominance, or can Jacobs pull off another upset?—
Kilty Cleary,
Newsweek,
2 Feb. 2025
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Dale had told the sheriff's deputy that Dee, when upset, had a history of spending the night elsewhere.—
Erin Moriarty,
CBS News,
1 Feb. 2025
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Well known for his thoughtful fictional treatments of British history, Boyd combines measured twists with a trenchant reconsideration of the legacy of Cold War-era interventionism.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
13 Jan. 2025
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The film’s most trenchant scenes involve Gere in states of repose or regret or nostalgia, especially when psychically disarrayed in a chair with a camera facing toward him, wondering what, for example, desire smells like.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
6 Dec. 2024
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Seeing Riley gain so much notoriety and money made some people uneasy.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
31 Jan. 2025
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Turow doesn’t think of his characters as people, exactly, but keeps their continuing stories tucked inside his imagination and felt a little uneasy, leaving Rusty hanging like that.—
Sarah Lyall,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Edgy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/edgy. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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