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Recent Examples of moodiness
This isn’t a role that requires dealing with chaos or moodiness — Russell Westbrook is no longer on the team, remember?
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Troy Renck, Denver Post, 25 Mar. 2026
The movements feel rotoscoped and deliberate, and adds to the game’s moodiness.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
The darker color palette creates a sense of moodiness and relaxation, without feeling too stark.
—Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 20 Feb. 2026
Positioned between deep winter and the first signs of spring, the month comes with sweet sentiments, chilly weather, and a unique sense of moodiness that makes for some gorgeous manicure inspo.
—Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 8 Feb. 2026
As the son falls out of an old relationship and into a new one, his moodiness acquires a new pathos—seemingly a symptom of the sheer pain of living rather than a response to any single misfortune.
—Dan Sheehan, Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
The ambient lighting and gray walls create a scene of warmth and moodiness.
—Austin American Statesman, 15 Jan. 2026
Affectionate Venus and temperamental Mars in Capricorn oppose the moon, escalating our moodiness and sentiments.
—Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 1 Jan. 2026
All that shine seemed to hint at a sense of optimism, or at least a desire to counter the moodiness of the dominant palette with a lighter touch.
—Adrian Madlener, Curbed, 24 Nov. 2025
Troy Renck, Denver Post, 25 Mar. 2026
The movements feel rotoscoped and deliberate, and adds to the game’s moodiness.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
The darker color palette creates a sense of moodiness and relaxation, without feeling too stark.
—Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 20 Feb. 2026
Positioned between deep winter and the first signs of spring, the month comes with sweet sentiments, chilly weather, and a unique sense of moodiness that makes for some gorgeous manicure inspo.
—Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 8 Feb. 2026
As the son falls out of an old relationship and into a new one, his moodiness acquires a new pathos—seemingly a symptom of the sheer pain of living rather than a response to any single misfortune.
—Dan Sheehan, Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
The ambient lighting and gray walls create a scene of warmth and moodiness.
—Austin American Statesman, 15 Jan. 2026
Affectionate Venus and temperamental Mars in Capricorn oppose the moon, escalating our moodiness and sentiments.
—Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 1 Jan. 2026
All that shine seemed to hint at a sense of optimism, or at least a desire to counter the moodiness of the dominant palette with a lighter touch.
—Adrian Madlener, Curbed, 24 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moodiness
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Congressional clarification of subject matter eligibility would reduce unpredictability and provide clearer guardrails for courts and innovators alike.—
Laura Peter,
Fortune,
29 Mar. 2026
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Housing is also the primary driver for living costs, which Monkkonen said is difficult to measure given the market’s unpredictability.—
Itzel Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2026
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Of those witnesses, only one testified to seeing Tex show any signs of sorrow.—
Lauren A. White,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Redemptive suffering Shared sorrow is a key part of Iran’s Twelver Shiite identity, which venerates the Prophet Muhammad’s family through daughter Fatima and cousin and son-in-law, Ali.—
Mary Thurlkill,
The Conversation,
30 Mar. 2026
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Ortiz and Brown take on Bebo and Lola portraying the impulsiveness of youth, exacerbated, particularly in Bebo’s case, by poverty and limited options to make his way in the world.—
Carlos Aguilar,
IndieWire,
20 Mar. 2026
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Montse is intuition, strength, impulsiveness and heart.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
10 Mar. 2026
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There’s a crepuscular somberness, a feeling of looking back on the perfect day, knowing bliss won’t last forever.—
Kiana Mickles,
Pitchfork,
17 Feb. 2026
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No surprise, then, that this is a fairly respectful rendition, upping the spectacle but staying true to the somberness of Shelley’s cautionary tale.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
17 Oct. 2025
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Whether out of arrogance, capriciousness, or collective amnesia, this recent history was ignored.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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The capriciousness of fate was not lost on Karstens and many of the survivors.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
23 Dec. 2025
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The other featured a comeback that saw hopelessness turn into jubilation.—
Peter Warren,
Houston Chronicle,
28 Mar. 2026
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For her and many other Iranians who spoke to CNN – their surnames withheld to protect their identities – the past three weeks have been filled with a sense of hopelessness and fear.—
Leila Gharagozlou,
CNN Money,
20 Mar. 2026
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Both reflect a deep passion for a particular place—Johnson’s Middle Tennessee, Hiaasen’s South Florida—and a mixture of exasperation and grief at the destruction of the natural world to make room for megamansions and toxic waste dumps.—
Francine Prose,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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Lawrence explained that the series was originally designed around a three-season arc focusing on grief, forgiveness and moving forward.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
4 Apr. 2026
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Large statues of the Virgin Mary show her in various states of mourning, even in anguish.—
Alexis Marshall,
NPR,
3 Apr. 2026
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Without a diagnosis, people are unsure about how a condition might progress over time, and this can be a great source of anguish for both patients and their families.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Moodiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moodiness. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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