moroseness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moroseness
Noun
  • There is the skull-crushing ennui of dealing with the Colorado Rockies and the exquisite torture of trying to finalize a transaction with the Cleveland Guardians.
    Andy McCullough, New York Times, 28 July 2025
  • Pet Sounds’s conglomeration of Phil Spector bombast, symphonic teen ennui, and choral excellence was just as much a product of the vast, scintillating dream America of Broadway composer Leonard Bernstein as the commercial-jingle perfection of the girl-group era.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 12 June 2025
Noun
  • As seen only in the episodes, the major arcs of this season of Love Island have been tedious to the point of boredom.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 9 July 2025
  • This can stem from boredom or a desire for stimulation, or even a territorial instinct to protect the dog's territory against intruders.
    Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • Not necessarily the worst team, but just a season that was boring, devoid of news, etc. — Clint N. While there are a few contenders, the 2013 season stands alone for tedium and banality.
    Pete Sampson, New York Times, 11 July 2025
  • One of the lenses through which tech leaders view their plans for success should be balancing talent and tedium.
    Agur Jõgi, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • In an era of headlines that often fuel despair, the Calouste Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity shines a light on solutions.
    Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
  • The passage of President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bil Act invited howls of despair from progressives and conservatives alike, with apocalyptic doomsaying over the bill’s many impacts.
    Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 28 July 2025
Noun
  • But the obvious calculation behind this move illustrated the desperation of so many anonymous black showbiz performers (such as those who were paid to promote the Kamala Harris campaign) who eagerly demonstrate an unshakeable loyalty to the post-FDR legacy of Democratic Party devotion.
    Armond White, National Review, 25 July 2025
  • Advertisement Still, that so many Democrats spent the weekend obsessing over a relatively unknown figure in Austin, who represents about 200,000 people in a deep-blue district, shows the extent of their desperation.
    Philip Elliott, Time, 21 July 2025
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“Moroseness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moroseness. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.

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