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as in sad
causing unhappiness
the melancholy thought of having to say good-bye to all the friends he had made over the summer
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as in depressed
feeling unhappiness
they were a bit melancholy after their youngest child left for college
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as in thoughtful
given to or marked by long, quiet thinking
a melancholy period in the artist's life that is reflected in his work
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as in sadness
a state or spell of low spirits
the bleakness of winter sometimes gives me cause for melancholy
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Recent Examples of melancholy
Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
The podcast is a lot of things including happy moments, melancholy moments, and certainly awkward, confusing moments.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 28 Oct. 2024
Tim Parks, The New York Review of Books, 31 Oct. 2024
But where Knight of Cups often drifts along in a generalized fog of melancholy, Blanchett actually makes the film’s lament for shattered relationships and thwarted potential actually hurt.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
According to the news release, the beginning of the piece is moody and culminates in a loud outburst before a melancholy melody begins.
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Just as he was given to periods of melancholy and cheer, Nathaniel Hawthorne’s stories offer a constant back-and-forth between light and dark, town and wilderness, loneliness and society.
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Thanks to its luxuriously soft velvet cover and satisfyingly plump shape, this pillow can easily spruce up a sad couch, chair, or bed.Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 2 Dec. 2024
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That’s a sad statement about where things stand with the team and totally reasonable given its 3-10 record this season and 8-26 mark over its last 34 games.Chad Graff, The Athletic, 2 Dec. 2024
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An even more alarming stat has to do with teens feeling depressed.John Brandon, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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Tap-to-click works consistently, but the pad can also be physically depressed to click.PCMAG, PCMAG, 27 Nov. 2024
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Whether for a grand occasion like a wedding or a simpler celebration like a kid’s birthday party, there’s no denying the joy that comes with a thoughtful piece of paper that’s been stuffed into an envelope, stamped, and sent on its merry, snail-mail way.Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2024
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Startups have to be thoughtful about access to public transit while also catering to people who drive.Salvador Rodriguez, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2024
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Thanks for following along. jen chaney Updated Nov. 5, 2024, 11:20 PM EST In all seriousness, this is depressing as hell Kornacki has been sharing a lot of percentage points and weird names of counties in the Midwest — Winnebago? — for the past five-plus hours.Jen Chaney, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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Loading your audio article The national election news was downright depressing for many in the Bay Area, but there was a lot of cause for celebration among local candidates Tuesday night.Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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However, the grandma was unhappy with their unexpected arrival.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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However, Tomlin was unhappy with the penalties Pickens committed.Chantz Martin, Fox News, 4 Dec. 2024
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The blood-boiling conversation is reflective of how these girls — most of them rape victims — are perceived by the system.Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
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Note: This shopping guide was created through reader submissions and is not reflective of every Small Business Saturday sale or event in Louisville.Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 21 Nov. 2024
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This dimension includes positive outcomes such as happiness, positivity, satisfaction and high self-esteem as well as negative outcomes such as depression, negative emotions, relationship issues, stress and susceptibility to disorders like anxiety, addiction and mood or personality disorders.Mark Travers, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Tricyclic antidepressants are used to treat depression and other mental health conditions.Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 1 Dec. 2024
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Very few directors working today can put across a movie like Gladiator II as convincingly, which perhaps explains why the sequel — for all its barbaric violence and the plaintive, at times stirring, discussions about justice and democracy — doesn’t have the mournful quality that the first film did.Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
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Russell Crowe beating people to death in a soulful, mournful way?Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Melancholy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melancholy. Accessed 12 Dec. 2024.
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