awkward
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Domestically, Lawrence Okolie, with his awkward, grappling-heavy style, could offer a different kind of challenge.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
Gangly and awkward, Bohm was not drafted out of high school or offered a scholarship by Nebraska, his school of choice.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
Was jumping from board member to management awkward?
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
The legal entanglement, now the talk of Hollywood executive circles, comes at an awkward time for Paramount, which needs regulatory approval for a hard-fought $81 billion deal to acquire rival Warner Bros.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
There was an awkward moment while the two of them looked around the small lab and avoided each other’s eyes.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
