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Adjective
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Even within a restrained palette, a strong silhouette can shift the entire room.—
Angelika Pokovba,
Martha Stewart,
3 Apr. 2026 -
Ashe is a rocket ship that can’t be reined in, and watching the restrained, comparably rational Coop try to lasso him is reliably entertaining.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Event-betting markets flourish in ambiguous or unevenly-enforced legal environments.—
Kelli María Korducki,
thehustle.co,
3 Apr. 2026
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War is about politics—and therefore, objectives, which are particularly political, are often ambiguous and subject to change.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Colapinto moved to defend, but with a rapid closing speed, Bearman was forced to take evasive action before slipping onto the grass, losing control of his car and smashing into the barriers.—
Sahil Kapur,
NBC news,
29 Mar. 2026
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Fauci wasn’t being evasive; science was evolving in real time.—
David Blumenthal,
Fortune,
24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Her last and only boyfriend, Tim, would have been too inhibited.—
Cassandra Neyenesch,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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Participants who appeared engaged, responsive, and comfortable in the interaction, maintaining eye contact and seeming open rather than inhibited, were far more likely to be liked.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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What’s changed in the 40 years since Predator is that action heroes can’t be mysterious and laconic any more.—
Chris Klimek,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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Here is an echoey and relatively quiet limestone room full of people — Mondragon’s deep laconic monotone would attract attention in a second.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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May is the most reserved of the four coaches, but lets his players get emotional on the court without trying to rein them in, trusting them to play under control.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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Add American cheese, remaining 1 cup cheddar, and reserved soaking water; stir vigorously until most of the cheese is melted (some small lumps of cheese will remain and that is OK) and water is absorbed.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Dysfunctional families can look many different ways, but typically are controlling, secretive, neglectful, and uncommunicative.—
Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
15 Mar. 2026
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Her high-school senior daughter Josie (Chloe East) is terse and uncommunicative with her, angry about how much space her mother’s drama has taken up in everyone else’s life.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Feb. 2026
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Even with an Israel-Hamas ceasefire in place, the container shipping industry was largely reticent about returning to the Red Sea on a regular basis.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
31 Mar. 2026
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In 2019, while serving as regional superintendent for the Palm Beach County district, Licata managed a controversy after the principal at Spanish River Community High School appeared reticent to acknowledge the Holocaust as a historical fact during an email exchange with a parent.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Unforthcoming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unforthcoming. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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