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poignant

Definition for poignant

adjective as in sharp, bitter

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The renovation also ended up becoming even more poignant for Keaton as time went on.

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"It was a really poignant moment to remember that and remember Ray as well," Davies says.

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At his North Hollywood studio, Hit reveals to The Times a moment in the film that currently feels poignant.

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"Seeing the pictures of our donors with their families, it made it all very real," Freya said about that "poignant moment".

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And despite his view of Nick’s new ambitions, Nelson invites him to a sort of dance-off, in a moment both playful and poignant; they can find communion in dance that eludes them whenever they talk.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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