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Recent Examples of fussiness
As the name suggests, Phillips Avent’s silicone pacifiers help soothe babies’ suckling reflex and tame fussiness almost instantly.
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Melissa Willets,
Parents,
1 July 2026
Despite their bad reputation for fussiness, modern varieties of this flower offer the disease resistance and performance that today's gardeners seek.
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Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 June 2026
Free from clutter or fussiness, the thoughtful simplicity feels like pure luxury.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
The form mentioned risks such as diarrhea, constipation, gas, and fussiness.
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David Hilzenrath,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
The form mentioned risks such as diarrhea, constipation, gas, and fussiness.
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David Hilzenrath,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
Symptoms include decreased urination, dry mouth and throat, feeling dizzy when standing up, crying with few or no tears, and unusual sleepiness or fussiness.
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Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
10 Mar. 2026
Less wing fussiness, smaller bodies, more reliant on tire grip than aero, and a much beefier electric-hybrid motor doing a substantial chunk of the work.
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Alex Kirshner,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
Baptisia plants are beloved for producing blue blooms that complete any garden design without the fussiness that many blue flowers exhibit.
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Jamie McIntosh,
The Spruce,
3 Mar. 2026
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
1 July 2026
Despite their bad reputation for fussiness, modern varieties of this flower offer the disease resistance and performance that today's gardeners seek.
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Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 June 2026
Free from clutter or fussiness, the thoughtful simplicity feels like pure luxury.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
The form mentioned risks such as diarrhea, constipation, gas, and fussiness.
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David Hilzenrath,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
The form mentioned risks such as diarrhea, constipation, gas, and fussiness.
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David Hilzenrath,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
Symptoms include decreased urination, dry mouth and throat, feeling dizzy when standing up, crying with few or no tears, and unusual sleepiness or fussiness.
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Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
10 Mar. 2026
Less wing fussiness, smaller bodies, more reliant on tire grip than aero, and a much beefier electric-hybrid motor doing a substantial chunk of the work.
—
Alex Kirshner,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
Baptisia plants are beloved for producing blue blooms that complete any garden design without the fussiness that many blue flowers exhibit.
—
Jamie McIntosh,
The Spruce,
3 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fussiness
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Bryant is a restrained writer, and the fastidiousness of his elastic text does little to allay those who are likely to become inflamed.
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More such fastidiousness will be needed to arrest the domino effect of delegitimization and to renew the small guarantees of truth and dignity in public life customarily provided by legacy institutions.
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The once-vaunted values of public life are now reduced to the lower standards of private life—venality, vulgarity, rudeness, incontinence, and ignorance.
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Tell her about the long, unwelcome chats, the bullying and the rudeness.
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With a daintiness at odds with its 120 kilos, the bear extricates its wrist from the tie and calmly takes its leave.
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The previous year, troubled by the growing belligerence of the internet crowd, Atkin had enrolled in self-defense training in her neighborhood.
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Observing how authenticity manifests as uncompromising, or how candor manifests as belligerence, for example, is an important starting point in discovering Integrity.
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Ukraine has every right to attack Russia’s military infrastructure that sustains its aggression.
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Issues could include insomnia, aggression, difficulty concentrating, sensitivity to psychotropic medication and exacerbation of existing mental illness -- like anxiety, depression and schizophrenia.
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Issues could include insomnia, aggression, difficulty concentrating, sensitivity to psychotropic medication and exacerbation of existing mental illness -- like anxiety, depression and schizophrenia.
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The initial test flights showed that the aircraft handled better than expected despite the pitch sensitivity.
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But there is a far more important influence Dobeš can have on this series than his combativeness, and that is his puckhandling.
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As a student at Dartmouth College, Dhillon doubled down on her political beliefs with a combativeness that foreshadowed her later commitment to MAGA.
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Despite their contentiousness, the candidates agreed on most major policy issues.
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Then there is the lifelong contentiousness with her mother, Marluce Martins Perry, a talented Brazilian artist who reluctantly traded her gifts and status for matrimony and child-rearing and resented her family in the wake of her decision.
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“Fussiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fussiness. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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