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Adjective
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As Morgan and Sasha chat it up at Noah’s family’s Purim party, a sad-eyed Esther stands off to the side, quietly watching the interaction.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
24 Oct. 2025 -
The footage shows Deiseroth’s demeanor teetering between sad and angry.—
David Goodhue
October 24,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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With two more wins against the woebegone Chicago White Sox, Seattle could sneak to within 1 1/2 games before the Astros open a weekend series at Yankee Stadium on Friday.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
7 Aug. 2025
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Only Hunter Goodman, a catcher who played for Hartford in 2022 and 23, will represent the woebegone franchise in the All-Star Game.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
13 July 2025
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Those are encouraging strides on a team that was understandably crestfallen Sunday, when Warner dislocated and fractured his right ankle, which was surgically repaired Tuesday at Stanford Hospital.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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Dafoe plays this encounter with a sly crestfallen radiance.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
30 Aug. 2025
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The once forlorn small club of football faithful have welcomed a convoy of bandwagon hoppers.—
Dana O'Neil,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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Yet like many other Z&L endeavors in San Jose, that project has fizzled, and the old church remains a forlorn structure next to an unkempt field in downtown San Jose.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Usually, the Bears are on the glum side of a result like Sunday’s 25-24 win over the Las Vegas Raiders.—
Jon Greenberg,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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The album’s emotional palette fluidly shifts between defiant bravado and glum recognition that the big dream was more than likely to crash and burn.—
Jesse Adams,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Skies will be mostly cloudy in the evening, and the gloomy weather may stick around with a 60% chance of precipitation.—
Mariyam Muhammad,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
17 Oct. 2025
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Chatter among analysts is gloomy.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Amby is disconsolate on the drive home.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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As Wilshere and his players greeted the Norwich fans, across the Riverside pitch, Michael Carrick and his Middlesbrough squad were conducting a disconsolate lap of appreciation in a largely emptied stadium.—
Michael Walker,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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The situation is a potential turnaround from just six months ago, when Democrats and their allies were divided and despondent.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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The party was held two floors above the Ike Johnson suite, which is named for the former Southern Turf manager who took his life in the building in 1916, apparently despondent at the prospect of moving.—
Keith Sharon,
Nashville Tennessean,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Triste.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triste. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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