as in scowling
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as in glaring
to look with anger or disapproval
the boss just stood there and frowned at his assistant who, once again, was in trouble
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Verb
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This offseason’s attrition is glaring on both the offensive and defensive lines, the latter of which Shanahan hopes to fortify with some of the 49ers’ 11 draft picks.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
1 Apr. 2025 -
The lack of defensive discipline is glaring.—
Brian Sampson,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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When this long, difficult, rewarding and validating Minnesota Timberwolves season came to a crashing halt Wednesday in Oklahoma City, a sullen group of players and coaches filed into the locker room to come to grips with it all.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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Read Next: The Best Bass Flies As the bug lay silent on the water, a sullen chug echoed out of the darkness and Larry’s rod, silhouetted against the night sky, sprang into a dancing arc.—
Ted Janes,
Outdoor Life,
29 May 2025
Adjective
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Though adidas has recently dropped the Tokyo in metallic and neon colorways, this leather-and-suede version featuring a muted grey body is, in our eyes, a more adaptable choice.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
21 May 2025
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The officer saw a grey Cybertruck on fire, with an unbroken Molotov cocktail in an apple cider vinegar bottle lying nearby.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
16 May 2025
Adjective
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Massa is slender and just 5 feet tall in her work boots, with strands of gray lightening her dark hair.—
Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 May 2025
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Beam supports virtual backgrounds, although the one for this call was the most boring kind of flat gray possible.—
Rob Pegoraro,
PC Magazine,
23 May 2025
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“Frowning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frowning. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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