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Recent Examples of melancholia
Recorded at Glendale’s UHF Studio, Davis worked closely with producer-bassist Dan Horne and guitarist John Lee Shannon, inaugurating a new songwriting partnership—one that trades the solitary melancholia of her earlier albums for something more open-ended and conversational.
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Emma Madden,
Pitchfork,
28 Apr. 2026
The best thing to fight off early sunset melancholia is to try to get outside at dusk, even for a few minutes.
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Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
5 Nov. 2025
It was used to treat melancholia and, of course, hangovers, presumably due to its high caffeine content.
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Aleksandra Crapanzano,
The Atlantic,
27 Oct. 2025
His story is sad and beautiful; as always, Only Murders cuts the melancholia with flashes of genuine warmth.
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Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
9 Sep. 2025
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Emma Madden,
Pitchfork,
28 Apr. 2026
The best thing to fight off early sunset melancholia is to try to get outside at dusk, even for a few minutes.
—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
5 Nov. 2025
It was used to treat melancholia and, of course, hangovers, presumably due to its high caffeine content.
—
Aleksandra Crapanzano,
The Atlantic,
27 Oct. 2025
His story is sad and beautiful; as always, Only Murders cuts the melancholia with flashes of genuine warmth.
—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for melancholia
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Beneath all the sensuality and beauty, there’s also a lingering melancholy that feels very familiar to me.
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Don Hertzfeldt occasionally comes to mind for a similarly pervasive mood of questioning, philosophical melancholy.
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Nonetheless, Simón stirs up the ineffable sadness that comes with wanting answers to the mysteries of your family — and then, like it or not, receiving them.
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There’s a frank sadness to nearly every scene, but also a tenderness and warmth between these two unlikely friends.
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Every setback was met with more determination instead of self-pity.
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Florida fans aren't dumb, and have once again called their former coach out on the latest stop of his self-pity tour.
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There’s something about admitting unhappiness that is a game-changer.
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At least, this is the language of unhappiness on reality TV.
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Power Ballad should be breezy and fun, with that twist of mournfulness that Carney is always so adept at pulling off.
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Colors are accurate and saturated, doing justice to the bright vibrance of Frieren on Crunchyroll on my iPad Air and the dark gloominess of Ball x Pit on my Switch 2 via an adapter.
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His gloominess seemed to make no sense.
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Four years later, there’s not a hint of complacency or dejection in France.
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But Floyd carries himself with a certain dejection, and the belly helped.
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President Asif Ali Zardari expressed sorrow over the crash and offered condolences to the victims' families.
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Croatia’s World Cup exit was not without a fight, with a last-minute, stoppage time goal that likely had fans screaming at the TV in jubilation, and then in sorrow.
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“Melancholia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melancholia. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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