as in gloominess
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Recent Examples of somberness
No surprise, then, that this is a fairly respectful rendition, upping the spectacle but staying true to the somberness of Shelley’s cautionary tale.
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Tim Grierson, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for somberness
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His gloominess seemed to make no sense.—
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While most of the central bank’s policymakers still see inflation as a bigger threat than the jobs market — whose weakening may be more driven by slower immigration than corporate gloominess — there’s little consensus on the path forward, according to the September minutes released Wednesday.—
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Why, then, the unrelenting economic gloom?—
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But despite all the gloom, there are reasons for optimism.—
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Passengers get to see Earth against the blackness of space and experience a few minutes of weightlessness.—
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The thrill of pushing the pace on terrain that remained shrouded in blackness until illuminated two seconds before our wheels were suddenly navigating its rocks and cliffs and cactus pushed all else from the mental spotlight.—
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From its first painterly images, of the face of Meryl Streep, sad and tender and lovely in the semidarkness, the film declares its artistry, its sensitivity and its theme.—
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She [Daria] looks at me and smiles in the semidarkness, a calm, shy smile, full of love.—
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This has empowered the external opposition, growing out of Iran’s large diaspora and pulling figures such as Pahlavi out of relative obscurity.—
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Other aldermen also emerged from relative obscurity as the council flexed muscles always institutionally available but rarely employed.—
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Despite the murkiness of the water, Chris jumped in to swim.—
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That’s the murkiness that makes any grand statement about the previous 17 games difficult.—
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“Somberness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/somberness. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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