blimpish

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Recent Examples of blimpish Huntington, a lifelong Democrat, was accused of blimpish conservatism, jingoism or worse. Gary J. Bass, New York Times, 29 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blimpish
Adjective
  • The loyal throngs of fans that stuck around, even as the crowd dwindled, were duly rewarded when, a few hours later, Lorde arrived in the flesh to perform.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Despite this, its loyal fan base continued to grow, waiting for the day that the original SNK fighting game — which, to some, was a true successor to the roots of Street Fighter — would return.
    Jason Fanelli, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Decade after decade, the city remains steadfast in the face of adversity.
    Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Among those who left in time, some remained steadfast in their lifelong friendships, as did their children.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The Lenovo faithful will miss the signature red TrackPoint in the center of the keyboard, and typing on the ThinkPad X9 is a definite downgrade from the usual ThinkPad.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Kirill is the head of Russia’s Orthodox Church, a faithful backer of the Russian leader and an advocate for the war in Ukraine.
    Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • His life was devoted to God, to people, and to the Church.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Pangolin: Kulu’s Journey (Netflix documentary) Rescued from poachers, an endangered baby pangolin embarks on a journey back to the wild with help from a devoted human guardian in this documentary.
    Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 19 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The older generation, considered as staunch wealth preservers, are deciding to enjoy their wealth now rather than simply passing it on.
    Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Pelosi, who wrote off the matter for a long period of time, seemed to back down on her staunch opinions ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.
    Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • What happened to Series Mania and other takeaways: Series Mania Gears Up as a Market Series Mania, Europe’s foremost TV co-production forum, is shaping up as a true-blue TV market.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
  • The small true-blue flowers are highly attractive to beneficial insects that provide natural pest control in the garden including parasitoids wasps, flower (hover) flies, ladybeetles, and lacewings.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • It’s been a place that has been steady through all the change our family has been through the past 10 years.
    Mackenzie Schmidt, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars are steady at No. 1 on the Billboard Global Excl.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Photo: Corcoran Sutton Place has a reputation for being a little stodgy, but this one-bedroom is pretty sophisticated.
    Kim Velsey, Curbed, 11 Feb. 2025
  • The Green Team diversifies, selecting a few slices of stodgy pizza before hitting up the candy aisle for candy corn, Red Hots, and caramel corn.
    Caroline Framke, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2025

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“Blimpish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blimpish. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.

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