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also loury
as in lowering
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lowery
Adjective
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There has been quite a bit of negative activity around libraries, specifically around organized groups, introducing legislation to limit people’s access to materials in library collections.—
J.M. Banks,
Kansas City Star,
5 Apr. 2025 -
Careful application and timing are important to minimize negative environmental impacts.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
5 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Plan Your Trip Charleston, South Carolina The Holy City may be blanketed in humidity in the height of summer, but Charlestonians have figured out all the best ways to deal with the oppressive air.—
Lydia Mansel,
Southern Living,
4 Apr. 2025
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Yet history provides no shortage of examples of human courage, even under the most oppressive circumstances.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Until Henry momentarily excuses himself from the table, that is, and the person or persons behind these winky-wink messages tell her to poison Henry ASAP or the menacing guy currently hiding in her apartment will kill her boy.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
10 Apr. 2025
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Ivan Koloff Oreal Donald Perras, wrestling as Ivan Koloff, became synonymous with the menacing Soviet villain.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The problematic comparison is that the United centre-back Harry Maguire was more threatening in his eight minutes on the pitch than Garnacho — or Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee for that matter.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
2 Apr. 2025
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This legislation made its way through Congress back then in part because there was societal acceptance of the false belief that the Chinese were immutably immoral and threatening.—
Agustina Vergara Cid,
Oc Register,
30 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Americans hold more favorable views of Republicans than Democrats, even as favorability remains grim across the board, according to the latest Economist/YouGov poll.—
Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
3 Apr. 2025
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While in jail, Dean bonds with Zoro, a grim and mysterious teenage prisoner serving time for murder.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The collection also includes modular ribbed halters and tanks, featuring ombre effects transitioning between black, drab and white.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
27 Mar. 2025
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Her white dress and defiant smile stand out in a crowd of drab grayscale suits and uniforms.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The idea is to offer audiences a brighter, more optimistic do-over after DC went down a darker, dour path with the Snyder-verse.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
2 Apr. 2025
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The uncertainty surrounding the tariffs has contributed to a spate of dour economic forecasts for growth and inflation.—
Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Miracle leave-in product: on sale for $28 (30% off) Original price: $40 (Ulta) Dealing with dull or damaged hair?—
Christopher Murray,
FOXNews.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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No race including Bianco or Jenner should ever be dull, though, and this one likely won’t be either.—
Thomas Elias,
The Mercury News,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Lowery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lowery. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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