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Adjective
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Cold exposure is particularly helpful for those who have irritable skin through the constriction of blood vessels, alleviating swelling and flushes.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
Newsweek,
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The elderly single mom, played with an irritable, bone-deep bitterness by Irish actor Fiona Shaw, has spent the past few years paralyzed by an illness no one can diagnose.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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These irascible fish live on the intertidal mudflats of Roebuck Bay in Broome, Western Australia.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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Others, like his irascible Celebrity Jeopardy standout Sean Connery, are the uncanny product of masterful tinkering, with Hammond eventually stretching the real and the perceived into a shape as recognizable as the actual figure himself.—
Dennis Perkins,
EW.com,
16 Feb. 2025
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Swathes of people across the world grew up with the Shrek films—and that can make sequels released decades after the original (like Shrek 5) a touchy subject.—
Callum Booth,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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The blast of attention falls at a touchy time for Greenland.—
Maya Tekeli,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2025
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Trump has a testy exchange with Maine's governor of transgender athletes in an event with governors at the White House.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
28 Feb. 2025
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Navigating a swirling, testy pit at a punk show is not an especially peaceful endeavor, especially with a camera.—
Amanda Petrusich,
The New Yorker,
8 Feb. 2025
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The attack marks a dramatic change in Dana for the episodes to come, LaNasa says.—
Ashley Boucher,
EW.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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One other important but under-publicized recent change has been a dramatic infrastructure improvement in India’s roadways.—
Larry Olmsted,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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And this emotional but never melodramatic four-part drama, written by Jack Thorne (His Dark Materials) and directed by Michael Keillor, is an unusually empathetic and perceptive example.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
27 Feb. 2025
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These were the anarchists, whose isolated but highly publicized acts of individual retaliation were intended as inspirational melodramatic theatre rather than as actual revolutionary politics.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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Ranging from grinding industrial techno one moment to soulful, heartfelt balladry the next, Mayhem makes its title a thesis statement — the throughline is disorder.—
Stephen Daw,
Billboard,
6 Mar. 2025
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Etheridge, a rock icon known for her gritty vocals and confessional songwriting, brings a different energy to the table, but one that complements Stone's soulful delivery.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Perturbable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perturbable. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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