as in timid
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Adjective
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Twilight was quite timid initially and hid under the bed for the first few days.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025 -
The Makos athletes also noticed that their parents were timid around water.—
Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 May 2025
Adjective
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While the Trump administration was silent on the details of the document, a New York Times report described it as merely a list of bullet points, not a full draft, citing four officials familiar with the negotiations.—
Zach LaChance,
The Washington Examiner,
1 June 2025
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Proenza Schouler leans toward a silent gesture with its mint green terry dress.—
Alex Sales,
Glamour,
31 May 2025
Adjective
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But there are private neurology practices or clinical centers with expertise to treat dementia, Kolachalama points out.—
Korin Miller,
Flow Space,
28 May 2025
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In healthcare, for example, organizations struggle to unlock data intelligence to make decisions related to clinical care and operations.—
Jeffrey Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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Having travelled to Rome, Fuller struck up a romance with a skinny, diffident twenty-six-year-old named Giovanni Angelo Ossoli.—
James Marcus,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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Its complacency was personified by the Gandhi family, whose members dominated the Party but appeared diffident and out of touch.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The mogul has never been shy about expressing his ambitions.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
2 June 2025
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Allen also hasn't been shy with his praise for his now-wife, particularly her support of his football career.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
2 June 2025
Adjective
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Still, while getting cozy and making yourself at home, Saturn turns your attention to professional matters that could change the trajectory of your future.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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The Blur Between Work And Personal Life Remote work often removes the physical and mental boundaries that help separate our professional and personal identities.—
Sho Dewan,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
Adjective
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During one sequence, Kim seemed to try to turn the exchange toward the topic of drugs, but Lee shrugged it off and appeared disinterested.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
21 May 2025
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People with autism may unintentionally use monotonous, robotic speech that sounds abnormal or disinterested to others.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
14 May 2025
Adjective
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The draft threatens Lionel and David’s taciturn romance, while Shattuck’s script hinges more on gestures and exchanges than literal declarations of feeling, and both the traumas of war and existential uncertainty about his sexuality and desires eventually plague David.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
21 May 2025
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There are only two taciturn Irishmen gazing out at the sea.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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“Clubbish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clubbish. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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