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as in to linger
to move or act slowly we were in a rush, and the Sunday driver in front of us was just moping along
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as in to pout
to silently go about in a bad mood she's been moping all weekend because her boyfriend hasn't called even once
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Recent Examples of mope Koko storms off and spends the rest of the evening moping about the interaction. —
Jihan Forbes, Allure, 29 Oct. 2025 In June the McCoys went back to Bloomington and Catherine spent the summer moping. —Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025 Reid added Rice that never moped around and stayed positive. —Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 1 Sep. 2025 One week, a colleague noticed Packard moping around the office and asked what was wrong. —Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mope
Jihan Forbes, Allure, 29 Oct. 2025 In June the McCoys went back to Bloomington and Catherine spent the summer moping. —Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025 Reid added Rice that never moped around and stayed positive. —Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 1 Sep. 2025 One week, a colleague noticed Packard moping around the office and asked what was wrong. —Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mope
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mope
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But one problem is the lingering perception that blue-collar work isn’t as elite or prestigious as white-collar work.— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
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Rain coverage will be at its peak throughout the morning, with a few lingering showers by the afternoon.— Michael Autovino, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
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Some people will probably be pouting in those debriefs.— Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
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Barnes could have pouted at the demotion.— Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Mar. 2026
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Congress allocated money for it, but billions of dollars were delayed due to the shutdown.— CBS News, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
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Bogey’s Image, ridden by Teddy Davies, appeared to win, only for a lengthy stewards’ inquiry to delay the result as spectators waited along the rails.— Michael Howes, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2026
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In the garden, primroses sulk in hot weather often dying back until next spring when cooler temperatures prevail.— Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2026
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The Broncos went on to lose that game 81-60, but there was no time to sulk.— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 28 Feb. 2026
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One day after the fights, a toddler managed to crawl under a fence at Hersheypark's ZooAmerica and stick his hand into the wolf enclosure while his parents were reportedly distracted on their cell phones.— Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
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Adobe could be crawling its way out of the software stock abyss, after a buyback and an endorsement from Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang revived confidence in the digital media provider.— Sarah Min, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026
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Williams hadn’t qualified but jumped in as a bandit – a practice that is prohibited now but happened more regularly back then (although it was frowned upon).— Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2026
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Unlike today, the federal government during the Great Depression frowned upon mega companies and Congress passed the Air Mail Act of 1934.— John Pacenti, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
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The wave of online comments was sparked by the boss of condom maker Karex, Goh Miah Kiat, who said the Malaysian company planned to raise prices by 20%-30% and possibly more if supply chain disruptions due to the Iran war drag on.— Sean Nevin, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
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After dragging Newport from right to left and back to the right again, holding midfielder Ashley Charles goes over the top to find Ilunga on the right.— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
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My sister was scowling and pacing the path outside my mother’s flat.— Douglas Stuart, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
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Those that attended mostly sat and scowled.— Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 25 Feb. 2026
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“Mope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/mope. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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