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Later in the film, as Cristian’s father disappears for long stretches of time seeking temporary work, Cristian pulls out a child-sized onesie from the closet in Olga’s guest room; her face collapses, her reaction indicating some palpable trauma the filmmaker doesn’t deign to overexplain.
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2026
An empty mount later seen attached to the doorframe appears to match one deigned for a Google product.
—Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
Whether cutting in a brand new fringe, a shorter-than-usual bob or a fresh new color, a celebrity deigning to try something new often inspires the rest of us to do the same.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 29 Dec. 2025
But what’s in it for the artists who deign to perform a show there, in addition to the larger SoCal markets?
—Chris Willman, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2026
An empty mount later seen attached to the doorframe appears to match one deigned for a Google product.
—Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
Whether cutting in a brand new fringe, a shorter-than-usual bob or a fresh new color, a celebrity deigning to try something new often inspires the rest of us to do the same.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 29 Dec. 2025
But what’s in it for the artists who deign to perform a show there, in addition to the larger SoCal markets?
—Chris Willman, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deign
stoop
Verb
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Yet Burr never stoops to crudity.—
Bob Strauss,
San Francisco Chronicle,
12 Mar. 2026
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Twain, of course, never stooped to fart jokes or hunchback gags in pursuit of a giggle.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Deign.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deign. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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