variants
or fogeyish
as in stodgy
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fogyish
Adjective
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This week’s decision behind closed doors by the PLO’s aging leadership is likely to reinforce its image as stodgy and remote.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2025 -
Distribution with Regal is indicative of Leitner-Waldman’s theory that wine drinkers are eschewing the more stodgy and outdated way that they were presented wines—the white tablecloth fine dining experience—and instead seeking to sip on wine during more active occasions.—
John Kell,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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These designs deliver on arch support without feeling dowdy.—
Malia Griggs,
Glamour,
28 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, the cutout neckline and darted bodice prevent it from being dowdy.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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This set resurfaces, moisturizes and renews your skin for a soft, silky-smooth and glowing result.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
2 May 2025
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There is no set time for how long a conclave may last, but recent ones have concluded within a few days.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Chalamet has stayed loyal to Guadagnino and to Italy, attending the Venice film festival for the premiere of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part 1 in 2021 and again a year later with Bones and All (2022), a horror romance directed by Guadagnino and co-starring Taylor Russell.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
2 May 2025
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But nonetheless, the band has maintained an incredibly loyal following.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
2 May 2025
Adjective
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But Tkachuk found a way to make up for his earlier mistake by redirecting a Thomas Chabot point shot past Anthony Stolarz, sending the Canadian Tire Centre faithful into madness.—
The Athletic NHL Staff,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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An early sculpt of what would become the animatronic was revealed, one complete with age spots on Disney’s hands and weariness around his eyes — Imagineers stressed their intent is faithful accuracy — but much of the attraction remains secretive.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2025
Adjective
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Since then, McCarthy has had to tread somewhat lightly between the ultraright caucus and the rest of his party.—
Prem Thakker,
The New Republic,
10 Mar. 2023
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Because Jesuits often sided with El Salvador’s poor and some kept records of human rights violations, they were hated by the country’s ultraright.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2021
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“Fogyish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fogyish. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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