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Recent Examples of whiny
In fact, whiny, self-contradictory, and sanctimonious art has achieved a great deal of cultural-political, though not necessarily artistic, success.
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Diedrich Diederichsen, Artforum, 1 June 2025
Ellis doesn’t see the point in appeasing a few whiny observers anyway.
—Lindsay Schnell, New York Times, 21 May 2025
My counterpoint was that Adams already has tried, but got skewered as whiny and defensive.
—Tim Graham, New York Times, 2 May 2025
The best way to explain it is to record both whiny and regular voices and then play them back.
—Debby Waldman, Parents, 29 Apr. 2025
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Diedrich Diederichsen, Artforum, 1 June 2025
Ellis doesn’t see the point in appeasing a few whiny observers anyway.
—Lindsay Schnell, New York Times, 21 May 2025
My counterpoint was that Adams already has tried, but got skewered as whiny and defensive.
—Tim Graham, New York Times, 2 May 2025
The best way to explain it is to record both whiny and regular voices and then play them back.
—Debby Waldman, Parents, 29 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for whiny
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whiny
Adjective
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Only a handful of Republicans voted against the rescissions package, while even some past strident supporters of public media, like Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) voted to end the funding.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
1 Aug. 2025
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And that’s particularly true when the message gets emotional and strident.—
Sigal Ratner-Arias,
Billboard,
20 June 2025
Adjective
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That’s why, in these specific situations, your doctor might recommend supplementing B12 via prescription injections or nasal gels, which bypass the GI route completely and go straight into your bloodstream.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
21 July 2025
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Liam sounds ferociously on-form, his nasal snarl infused with a malevolent purr.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
5 July 2025
Adjective
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The Wall, though, will be delightfully old school in a cap tip to the court-hugging, earsplitting, rowdy venues of college basketball’s glory days.—
Bryce MillerColumnist,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2023
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Donald, Mark, Willie, Billy, and Tony — practically everyone in Hollis within shouting distance of 203rd Street was laughing at me at earsplitting volume.—
Stephen A. Smith,
Rolling Stone,
16 Jan. 2023
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While democratic Taiwan has long been used to those threats, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the increasingly shrill rhetoric from Chinese leader Xi Jinping and conflict in the Middle East have thrown into sharp relief what could be at stake if peace falters.—
Will Ripley,
CNN Money,
17 July 2025
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With the start of the invasion in 2022, Mironov dropped that charade and became one of the shrillest cheerleaders for Putin and the war.—
Simon Shuster,
Time,
17 July 2025
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“Whiny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whiny. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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