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Recent Examples of simpering
Tom Zoellner, SPIN, 29 May 2024
The Crown has become too simpering, and has suffered for that reverence.
—Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2023
Adjective
Whether this is also the outcome for Hozier’s simpering reprobate is up for the listener to decide.
—Tom Zoellner, SPIN, 29 May 2024
The Crown has become too simpering, and has suffered for that reverence.
—Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for simpering
Adjective
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With their next 22 games against postseason contenders, there was no mincing words about the importance of the next few series.—
Katie Woo,
The Athletic,
19 Aug. 2024
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The rental agent listened to my concerns and matched me with the Harley Heritage Softail, a thinking man’s bagger with leather panniers, weighing in at a mincing and elegant 700 pounds.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
27 Oct. 2021
Verb
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In the photos, Williams can be seen smiling and laughing while wearing a black dress.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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People couldn't stop laughing at the pup's acting performance, with some viewers even falling and defending his theatrics.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The most reliably entertaining are the dryly sardonic Yelena Belova (Pugh) and the excitable, histrionic Alexei Shostakov/Red Guardian (a showily outsized Harbour).—
Manohla Dargis,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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Real Women takes a more tender, less histrionic approach.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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And yet that scene, as well as the long mourning period Mahnaz goes through afterwards, is followed by several more melodramatic twists in a scenario that requires a certain level of disbelief.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
23 May 2025
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That Kamen’s script would attempt to marry these concepts with some grand-gesture stuff, real tear-jerking choices that also tend to read as quite cheesy, doesn’t surprise — after all, what’s more melodramatic than life itself?—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
20 May 2025
Adjective
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She has been married twice, marrying director Chris Calkins in 2009. 08 of 09 Woody Harrelson as Woody Boyd Woody Harrelson's Woody Boyd joined Cheers in season 4 as a not-so-bright but very cute bartender.—
Kate Hogan,
People.com,
20 May 2025
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There are some funny bits including Kenan Thompson’s moment and joking about Sherman getting fired, but the most apt word to describe this monologue is cute.—
Rosa Escandon,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
Adjective
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Sardines, known for their long, slender bodies and bulging eyes are the online world's cutesy representation of the Mediterranean lifestyle.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
21 May 2025
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With more slapstick than peril, the whole endeavor skews young — to roughly the age of Maia Kealoha, the cutesy 6-year-old child actor who plays Lilo.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
20 May 2025
Adjective
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The ensemble was crafted with a form-fitting silhouette and included such exaggerated elements as sharp shoulders.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
23 May 2025
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Her ensemble also featured a black floor-length gown with exaggerated shoulders and a turquoise bow belt extending into a floor-grazing sash.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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Savannah isn’t known for flashy, multimillion-dollar properties; rather, the genteel Georgia city is dotted with elegant homes filled with history and character.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
1 May 2025
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This spring, however, that genteel exterior is concealing a quietly competitive market underneath.—
John Walkup,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Simpering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/simpering. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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