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
Even the famous concluding quintet, “To leave, to break,” a bitter dissection of love, was noisy rather than poignant or profound.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
The pictures looked poignant and powerful, looming large on the walls.
From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
Vocabulary lists containing poignant
Grade 12, List 1
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The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 7
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