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Recent Examples of world-weary
Tesla shares fell nearly 9% the next day, thanks to world-weary investors who had heard such overcooked claims from him before.
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
The thriller doubles as a journalism movie, too, with Kirsten Dunst as a world-weary photographer who takes a rookie (Cailee Spaeny) under her wing on a dangerous road trip to get a scoop for the ages.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 27 Sep. 2024
Berry is excellent as a world-weary mother who struggles to prepare her kids for an unforgiving world while still trying to carve out moments of the happiness that has long eluded her.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 16 Sep. 2024
The two singers’ world-weary voices bring a heft of believability to this sad country track.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2024
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
The thriller doubles as a journalism movie, too, with Kirsten Dunst as a world-weary photographer who takes a rookie (Cailee Spaeny) under her wing on a dangerous road trip to get a scoop for the ages.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 27 Sep. 2024
Berry is excellent as a world-weary mother who struggles to prepare her kids for an unforgiving world while still trying to carve out moments of the happiness that has long eluded her.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 16 Sep. 2024
The two singers’ world-weary voices bring a heft of believability to this sad country track.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for world-weary
Adjective
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Scolding and whippings from Elizabeth and her exasperated father did nothing.—
Mara Bovsun,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2025
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Senator Michael Bennet, a Democrat representing Colorado, became exasperated when Gabbard continued to talk around a condemnation of Snowden’s actions and refused to recant past comments justifying Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.—
Brian Bennett,
TIME,
30 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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After a video of a Philadelphia Eagles fan berating and harassing a female Green Bay Packers fan during the recent Wild Card game went viral, disgusted NFL fans demanded that the harasser be identified.—
John Mac Ghlionn,
Newsweek,
14 Jan. 2025
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Some might be disgusted that a person would pretend to be emotional simply to drive the AI in a preferred direction.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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As submissions to The Satchel show, Bills fans are more frustrated than ever with general manager Brandon Beane.—
Tim Graham,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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He’s been given every reason to be angry, frustrated, and cynical, toward the specific people coming after him and the world at large.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
10 Feb. 2025
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Trump, though, seems a bit more blase on the topic.—
Joshua Keating,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
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At midday, with sporadic rain, many residents and visitors interviewed were somewhat blase about the danger.—
Brittny Mejia,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Aug. 2023
Adjective
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When the scalp is dry, the skin becomes irritated and starts to flake off.—
Carrie Madormo, RN,
Health,
1 Feb. 2025
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This combination of antimicrobial and calming properties makes your skin happy and hydrated, and not further irritated.—
Sarah Han,
Allure,
29 Jan. 2025
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“World-weary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/world-weary. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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