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Recent Examples of simpering
Tom Zoellner, SPIN, 29 May 2024
The Crown has become too simpering, and has suffered for that reverence.
—Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2023
Adjective
Whether this is also the outcome for Hozier’s simpering reprobate is up for the listener to decide.
—Tom Zoellner, SPIN, 29 May 2024
The Crown has become too simpering, and has suffered for that reverence.
—Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for simpering
Adjective
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With their next 22 games against postseason contenders, there was no mincing words about the importance of the next few series.—
Katie Woo,
The Athletic,
19 Aug. 2024
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The rental agent listened to my concerns and matched me with the Harley Heritage Softail, a thinking man’s bagger with leather panniers, weighing in at a mincing and elegant 700 pounds.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
27 Oct. 2021
Verb
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There was no shouting or laughing.—
David Wolman,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 Jan. 2025
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In a somewhat dystopian but highly sentimental video shown at the presentation, a woman drives along a desolate road in search of a sunrise, describing her favorite colors and laughing along with the Saloon concept.—
Abigail Bassett,
Ars Technica,
8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Even though there's no question that anthropogenic climate change has played a major role in the current run-up of the global mean sea level, some of the most histrionic predictions about pending inundations have mercifully remained just that.—
Bruce Dorminey,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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This may sound like the setup for a histrionic sci-fi soap opera.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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There’s a lot of melodramatic potential in this material — particularly one late-breaking narrative development that has felled many talented artists in the past.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
25 Jan. 2025
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But melodramatic fantasies about the end can also serve as a kind of lurid distraction from some of the more persistent problems at hand.—
Jennifer Szalai,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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How to Mix Metals in Your Home: 5 Tips to Decorate With Metals Flawlessly Bring on the Stripes Stripes are undeniably a big part of the fisherman aesthetic, but don’t get cute about it, warns Jahan.—
Cori Sears,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Feb. 2025
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Kids' Beaded Star Bracelet $10 Nordstrom Valentine’s Day is synonymous with jewelry gifts, so start your little one early with this cute stretch bracelet from CHARM IT!—
Madeleine Bokan Thares,
Glamour,
31 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Look past the cutesy name and packaging, as well as the super convenient mist delivery, for just a second to acknowledge the formulation behind this toner for dry skin.—
Siena Gagliano,
Allure,
23 Jan. 2025
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The outfit is fabulous, but her walk is all cutesy and silly and, more to the point, un-fab.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Related Articles The McQueen look featured a coat with an exaggerated padded collar in natural shearling and a miniskirt in honey suede.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
5 Feb. 2025
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Isabel Marant updated a classic workwear jacket with exaggerated pockets.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
5 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Only that genteel veneer soon gives way to a more scathing national x-ray, satirizing post-Brexit malaise alongside broader issues of immigration and national identity.—
Ben Croll,
Variety,
30 Jan. 2025
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Faulkner's chronicle of the dissolution of a genteel Southern family has already been adapted into two films, as has Hemingway's WWI romance.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
2 Jan. 2025
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“Simpering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/simpering. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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