as in complaining
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Adjective
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An energy vampire has bad body language, the complaining look on their face, the vocal complainer.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Across the country, people are fed up with these gross displays of violence.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
5 Feb. 2026
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Bus stop battle Amber Kreitzer is fed up with the dangerous conditions, which have forced her to walk and wait in the street for the bus on Edmondson Avenue in West Baltimore.—
Mike Hellgren,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The death toll includes at least 19 children, 21 non-protesting civilians, and 165 in government or security forces.—
The Hill,
The Hill,
17 Jan. 2026
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Among the dead were 13 children and 14 non-protesting civilians, HRANA said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Both photographers are storytellers, impatient with the limitations of the photograph as a document, and looking for ways to open it up to the imagination.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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Another draw would not have been enough to satisfy Hurzeler’s most vocal and impatient detractors.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Kvetchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kvetchy. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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