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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brattish
Adjective
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The new apartment building at 3627-3633 N. Sheffield typifies this troublesome direction.—
Edward Keegan,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025 -
This classic tale helped make Taylor a star, giving her a showcase as a young woman who dreams of entering a troublesome horse in England's Grand National steeplechase.—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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What that could mean is rather than taking a defensive or offensive lineman, suddenly wide receiver seems like more of a need.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
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Vizio TVs reportedly show Trump immigration messaging when in standby An experience recently shared by an apparent Vizio TV owner illustrates how ads delivered via TV operating systems (OSes) can take ads from annoying to intrusive and offensive.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Many of them are undoubtedly games when the underdog pulled off the stunning upset – UMBC beating Virginia in 2018; George Mason’s unbelievable Final Four run in 2006; Valparaiso’s 1998 win over Ole Miss; Princeton upsetting UCLA in 1996, etc.—
Alex Sherman,
CNBC,
3 Apr. 2025
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There are no perfect victims, and inappropriate behavior, especially in the workplace, can be complicated and deeply upsetting.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Today the answer to such a question would be merely one data point among many where mischievous and politicized enforcement appears to rule the day.—
Howard Homonoff,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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This type of behavior isn't unusual for the mischievous pair.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Very few things are more infuriating than Wi-Fi that lags mid-stream or puts the freeze on your video call.—
Juhi Wadia,
PCMAG,
19 Mar. 2025
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That sounds like an infuriating way to look at a painting.—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The battles are limited in number, and yet hinder the sense of progression considerably with their tiresome nature and frantic attack animations.—
Sarah Thwaites,
Rolling Stone,
3 Apr. 2025
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While the first half of the film proves engaging enough, the remainder grows tiresome as the Rohirrim take refuge, and Wulf — who’s handsome as drawn, but irredeemably ruthless — tries to force his way in.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
9 Dec. 2024
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“Brattish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brattish. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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