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Recent Examples of world-weary
Berry is excellent as a world-weary mother who struggles to prepare her kids for an unforgiving world while still trying to carve out moments of the happiness that has long eluded her.
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Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 16 Sep. 2024
The two singers’ world-weary voices bring a heft of believability to this sad country track.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2024
Lourd is arresting as a haunted, world-weary girl, who clearly craves a connection with her mother but is looking for something that Shelley simply does not have to give.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 7 Sep. 2024
Annette has seen it all, providing loud, world-weary commentary while sucking down margaritas.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Sep. 2024
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Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 16 Sep. 2024
The two singers’ world-weary voices bring a heft of believability to this sad country track.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2024
Lourd is arresting as a haunted, world-weary girl, who clearly craves a connection with her mother but is looking for something that Shelley simply does not have to give.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 7 Sep. 2024
Annette has seen it all, providing loud, world-weary commentary while sucking down margaritas.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for world-weary
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The bans follow an onslaught of viral TikTok memes showing exasperated teens re-creating slipping on Crocs and tripping in their school hallways—a trend even Crocs acknowledged on the social media platform.Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2024
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The mighty Roosevelt Johnson pulls a dual role as the exasperated ghost of Pap and the despicable Uncle Rev.Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 25 Oct. 2024
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Marty Baron takes aim at Fox News, Trump’s ‘authoritarian’ aspirations, and Republicans ‘wreaking havoc on the country’ In Washington, Bezos’s decision not to endorse in the 2024 race left some members of the Post’s editorial department feeling blindsided and disgusted, multiple sources told CNN.Brian Stelter, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
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Unconvinced on their pitch, Yang and Rudolph’s disgusted characters begin to walk out of the board room.Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2024
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This relationship and flexibility can be trade-offs for a borrower who is frustrated dealing with large legacy banking organizations.Christian Faes, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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That message had worn thin weeks ago with frustrated USC faithful, but Riley went back to it Saturday.Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
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Trump, though, seems a bit more blase on the topic.Joshua Keating, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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At midday, with sporadic rain, many residents and visitors interviewed were somewhat blase about the danger.Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2023
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Portnoy, visibly irritated in the video, further criticized Bryan for allegedly paying for the mention.Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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In the Season 4 premiere, the teachers were quite irritated by the construction traffic, as well as the impending gentrification from the addition to the neighborhood.Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2024
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“World-weary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/world-weary. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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