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Recent Examples of world-weary
Shakespeare’s world-weary wags spoke truth to King Lear and other royals, while the heyoka, the holy fool of many Sioux tribes, inverted day-to-day logic to provoke healing laughter.
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Michael Snyder, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2025
Their take on the character was not a newcomer to heroics, but a jaded, world-weary figure in his mid-40s.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 25 Mar. 2025
But as Natalia is thrust into an unforgiving world and forced to grow up too fast, Reid’s performance takes on a world-weary tone.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
In the verses, Bradley Cooper and Gaga’s lyrics and vocal lines are mirrored — two world-weary cynics serenading each other.
—Kristen S. Hé, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
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Michael Snyder, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2025
Their take on the character was not a newcomer to heroics, but a jaded, world-weary figure in his mid-40s.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 25 Mar. 2025
But as Natalia is thrust into an unforgiving world and forced to grow up too fast, Reid’s performance takes on a world-weary tone.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
In the verses, Bradley Cooper and Gaga’s lyrics and vocal lines are mirrored — two world-weary cynics serenading each other.
—Kristen S. Hé, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for world-weary
Recent Examples of Synonyms for world-weary
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Kyle Walker departed on loan to Milan in January amid nosediving form and, in some cases, vitriol from exasperated supporters.—
Sam Lee,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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Tina Fey communicated moral authority by shredding the misogyny of the 2000s; Seth Meyers brought a wry humanism while also coming off like the world’s most exasperated MSNBC addict; Norm MacDonald crossed every possible line and didn’t seem too worried about it.—
Michael Tedder,
The Atlantic,
17 May 2025
Adjective
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The same movie played out in front of a disgusted fanbase that had seen it so many times before.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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The sympathetic throw them pretzel chunks, the disgusted kick their way through their sidewalk confabs, and even the agnostic cover their heads when passing below their subway platform roosts.—
Sarah Maslin Nir,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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Nowhere is this more evident than in the collections process, where friction and inefficiencies can lead to delays, lost revenue and frustrated customers.—
Kyle MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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The Department of Correction came under fire Tuesday from a frustrated New York City Council member over continuing delays in opening a 104-bed therapeutic unit at Bellevue Hospital for people held in the city’s jails.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
27 May 2025
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But do not make the mistake of thinking that serial winners would not quite like to win something else, or that City fans would be blase about it in any way.—
Sam Lee,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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Trump, though, seems a bit more blase on the topic.—
Joshua Keating,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
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May Cause Irritation The most common side effect of dry brushing is irritated skin.—
Angela Palmer,
Verywell Health,
20 May 2025
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The White House, while pursuing thawing relations with the Kremlin, has become increasingly irritated with Moscow after Russian officials in March refused to agree to a U.S.-brokered, 30-day full ceasefire agreement that Ukraine has already signed.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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“World-weary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/world-weary. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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