longsome

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Recent Examples of longsome But his longsome speech also brimmed with movement love—and the companion call to culture-war arms. Chris Lehmann, The New Republic, 11 Jan. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for longsome
Adjective
  • Casting for Battlefield Surya admitted that casting for This City is a Battlefield was a long and tedious process.
    Sara Merican, Deadline, 8 Feb. 2025
  • But even after that planeload arrived at El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá, the Colombian capital, on Tuesday, passengers were caught up in long and tedious inspections at airports in Florida.
    Simón Posada, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Some of the replies were the usual stupid snark on social media from people who thrive on being negative.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2025
  • The premise itself is both deeply stupid and incredibly clever (the sweet spot, really).
    Erin Strecker, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Harris, the narrator’s husband: Paul Mescal or Nick Kroll Can Ireland's sexiest chain-wearer reinvent himself as a boring straight guy who's not entirely fulfilling his wife?
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2025
  • From awful ads to a divisive halftime show to a boring game, 10 things to forget.
    Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Sam Nivola as Lochlan Ratliff: The high school senior, Timothy and Victoria's youngest, is pulled between following the life path of his older sister and brother while deciding his major life decision: Whether to go to Duke or the University of North Carolina.
    Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
  • Freezing temperatures can pose health risks, particularly for vulnerable groups such as infants and older adults.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Much of our modern architecture is monotonous, repetitive and without character.
    Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
  • What seemed like innovative movement mechanics in 3D is stifled by repetitive, confusing level design with its monotonous mazes.
    Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 26 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • This Korean serum staple in Soko Glam Founder Charlotte Cho’s skin-care routine stacks several sizes of hyaluronic acid with moisture-locking panthenol and barrier-strengthening ceramides to rescue dry skin from flakiness.
    Devon Abelman, Allure, 11 Feb. 2025
  • One of his images features a mostly dry riverbed, its sand mysteriously streaked.
    Alex Cuadros, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Level 2 charging times with the Premium trim and its smaller 14.9 kWh battery are roughly the same thanks to a slower onboard charger (3 kW vs. 6 on the Ultimate).
    Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 11 Feb. 2025
  • After the fines in September, SpaceX sent a letter to Congress blasting AST for being too slow to keep up with the booming space industry.
    Heather Vogell, ProPublica, 11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Manager Gareth Southgate has been under pressure for the English being defensive and mostly uninteresting to watch, but the results have been good enough.
    Dan Santaromita, The Athletic, 10 July 2024
  • The path that was designed for her was uninteresting to her.
    Adam Moss, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024

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“Longsome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/longsome. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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