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as in to linger
to move or act slowly
we were in a rush, and the Sunday driver in front of us was just moping along
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Recent Examples of mope
According to the director, Roberts proceeded to mope through the casting process, which included readings with the likes of Russell Crowe, Ralph Fiennes, Hugh Grant and Colin Firth.
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Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2024
Muriel finds Cameron moping and urges him to show Doc a little backbone.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 7 Sep. 2023
Princess Diana gallivanted, and moped, her way across Europe in a succession of designer outfits.
—Alex Marshall, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2024
Spunky Ava, who dreams of becoming a surgeon and traveling the world, is not the kind to sit around and mope.
—Susan Young, Peoplemag, 25 Dec. 2023
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Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2024
Muriel finds Cameron moping and urges him to show Doc a little backbone.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 7 Sep. 2023
Princess Diana gallivanted, and moped, her way across Europe in a succession of designer outfits.
—Alex Marshall, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2024
Spunky Ava, who dreams of becoming a surgeon and traveling the world, is not the kind to sit around and mope.
—Susan Young, Peoplemag, 25 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mope
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The unconscious mind lingers on the problem even after people have used strategies to quiet the fear by pushing it from awareness.Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
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For some people, PPD lingers for months and years, increasing in severity over time.Wendy Wisner, Health, 5 Nov. 2024
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While Kardashian pouted at the camera, True flashed a cheesy grin and Tatum smiled while appearing to look out of the window.Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2024
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As stated above, Olson plays Morgan, single mother to pouting teen Ava (Amirah J), ultra-nerdy Elliot (Matthew Lamb) and baby Chloe (some babies).Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Sep. 2024
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In a 2023 lawsuit, 20 patients alleged doctors delayed or denied medically-necessary care out of confusion and fear of the penalties for violating the law, which include loss of medical license, fines of $100,000 or more and sentences of up to life in prison.Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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The award had been delayed because none of the nominees under consideration in 1921 was found to have met the criteria. 1923: Alice Coachman, the first African American woman to win an Olympic gold medal, was born in Albany, Georgia.Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024
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Ronaldo was visibly shocked when his number was held up by the fourth official and sulked off the pitch before throwing the coat he had been handed on the floor of the United bench.Elias Burke, The Athletic, 18 Aug. 2024
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Christ stands with arms folded, eyes narrowed—a perfect image of sulking adolescent defiance.Christian K. Kleinbub, ARTnews.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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Access is easy without the need for ladders (rooftop tents) or crawling (traditional ground tents).Fergus Scholes, theweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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Here's why At one point he’s basically indentured to almost comically evil thieves, who force him to crawl through small spaces in the rubble to steal for them.Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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What Wyler is frowning about, past this threat to her own ambition — that’s less coherent.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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In all three cases, Google is fighting desperately to avoid being broken up as a monopoly, and judges have frowned deeply upon its handling of evidence.Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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The longer the war in Ukraine drags on, the more the cost of deterring China goes up.Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
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The ability to drag fringe ideas and theories into mainstream political discourse has long been a hallmark of X, even back when it was known as Twitter.Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Speaking of Blake, one of our cooks Rick noticed that Blake wore the same outfit, scowled and always came in with a Monster energy drink.Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 19 July 2024
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The scowling image has been used by both opponents and supporters.Phil Helsel, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Mope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mope. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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