blimpish

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Recent Examples of blimpish Huntington, a lifelong Democrat, was accused of blimpish conservatism, jingoism or worse. Gary J. Bass, New York Times, 29 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blimpish
Adjective
  • Somehow, the upper hand never lingers long with Sally and Barnaby, drolly played by Gunning and Corden as a conniving Tweedledee and Tweedledum, loyal to no one and convinced their venality is justified by their father’s history of terrible parenting.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Unlike the last two prime ministers, Lecornu has been a loyal lieutenant at the center of the president’s project in government, Lazar said.
    Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Our administration must remain steadfast in ensuring that those who put in the work receive the benefits of their efforts.
    Ruth Vitale, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The engineering professor is steadfast that nearly all jobs will be taken over by AI—even most of the ones that have a special human touch, like teachers and car drivers.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Watkins counting up his touchdown total in merriment on the sideline and Dart staying in the game until well in the fourth quarter were haunting images for Arkansas faithful and the team.
    Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2025
  • This may not be the most popular prediction among the Blueshirts faithful, but the reality is the Rangers don’t have a ton of great options.
    Peter Baugh, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The success of Ron's original ​Wattpad novels translated seamlessly to screen, ​a​ttracting a devoted fanbase that has eagerly awaited each installment.
    Veronica Villafañe, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • George Clooney plays the titular protagonist, a famous movie actor who embarks on a journey of self-discovery confronting both his past and present, accompanied by his devoted manager Ron (Adam Sandler).
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Gaines, a staunch advocate for women’s rights, called out a Minnesota high school whose softball team won a state championship in June with a transgender pitcher rostered on the team.
    Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Everyone is done with her, perhaps no one more than Jess, once her staunch defender.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • All the stuff, really, enough to make a bona-fide, honest-to-God, true-blue spoof feature, the kind made by a studio and with a budget and giant stars and a full-fledged theatrical release.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 1 Aug. 2025
  • The band is rounded out by true-blue musicians Carlos O’Connell (the guitarist for Irish rock band Fontaines D.C.) on bass and David Ashby (frontman of local London band Sleaze, who in fact first introduced Felber to The Ivy House) on keys.
    Ellise Shafer, Variety, 12 July 2025
Adjective
  • Ether prices have been languishing lately, failing to mount a notable comeback after peaking late last month and then suffering a steady decline.
    Charles Lloyd Bovaird II, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • One surged; the other held fairly steady.
    Susan Tompor, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Many of the stodgier unwritten rules are ignored or no longer enforced, but some things remain constant, especially in the stands.
    Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2025
  • Peter Pan is the avatar of eternal childhood, refusal to become a stodgy old pirate.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025

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“Blimpish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blimpish. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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