poignant
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Beyond all that, this curtain call means leaving behind one of TV’s best intergenerational relationships and its most poignant, accurate exploration of the craggy emotional geography of friendships between women.
From Salon • May 29, 2026
Washington, Porter’s frequent collaborator, remembered Porter in a poignant statement on Instagram.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
Ultimately, reaching the Mesolithic Period has obviously become the highlight of the excavation and something that's particularly poignant to myself.
From Science Daily • May 20, 2026
The night at the Royal Albert Hall concluded with a highlight montage from Sir David's career, soundtracked by his own delivery of the poignant lyrics to What A Wonderful World.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
But the stories she told them of moral decay, of the wicked who preyed on the good, were made more poignant by this clutch of arm to breast.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
Vocabulary lists containing poignant
Grade 12, List 1
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