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Adjective
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Meanwhile, Nancy Guthrie's Arizona community gathered for a vigil Wednesday evening while the world can't look away from an incident that is deeply, horrifically sad and frightening.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
5 Feb. 2026 -
The song is sophisticated and simple, sad and somehow triumphant.—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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In two years Curt Cignetti took a woebegone college team, with nary a five-star player, to an undefeated national championship.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2026
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The Chargers would clinch the sixth-seeded spot with a victory over the Broncos or a loss by the Buffalo Bills to the woebegone New York Jets or a tie with the Broncos and a tie by the Bills or a tie with the Broncos and a loss by the Texans.—
Elliott Teaford,
Oc Register,
29 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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The decision has left students crestfallen.—
Olivia Palombo,
FOXNews.com,
12 Nov. 2025
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Those are encouraging strides on a team that was understandably crestfallen Sunday, when Warner dislocated and fractured his right ankle, which was surgically repaired Tuesday at Stanford Hospital.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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The horse's forlorn expression appears to have resonated with Chinese social media users, who've been bringing the plush toy to work and school to express discontent with a relentless work culture.—
Emma Li,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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There’s ample gore and jumpy moments, but the true scariness here is of the forlorn kind; leads Joe Bird and Stacy Clausen play the mounting nightmare with ache and desperation, elevating the emotional tenor of a dolefully eerie movie.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Winter needn’t be so glum, after all.—
Andrea Zendejas,
Vogue,
22 Jan. 2026
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The president himself has, in recent weeks, appeared glum about his chances of winning the appeal and maintaining the IEEPA tariffs.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The giveaway underscores the lengths restaurants and retailers are going to grab customers’ attention, hoping the dollars will follow, as consumers remain gloomy about the economy and keep a tighter hold on their paychecks.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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This year looks to remain gloomy, Reay said.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Amby is disconsolate on the drive home.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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As Wilshere and his players greeted the Norwich fans, across the Riverside pitch, Michael Carrick and his Middlesbrough squad were conducting a disconsolate lap of appreciation in a largely emptied stadium.—
Michael Walker,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The despondent faces and the screaming, wailing and pleading from these men, women and children – reportedly as young as 5 years old – will forever haunt me.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
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Bears tight end Cole Kmet, experienced enough to know about such things, spoke the cold hard truth from inside a despondent Soldier Field locker room Sunday night, emphasizing that carryover in the NFL is tough to generate.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Triste.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triste. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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