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On its surface, Atlas seems to be delivering a revenge fantasy: All those uptight women who rejected you will get dumped by the time they’re 30, guys!

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“We are three extremely exhausted dads in our 30s,” replies the uptight one, “how epic could it be?”

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I've worked so hard to be in these positions, the last thing I'm going to do is get uptight about it.

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Before we meet any characters in “The Family Stone,” Thomas Bezucha’s 2005 holiday dramedy about a close-knit extended family meeting their prodigal son’s uptight new girlfriend for the first time, a cellphone rings.

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He would have probably been more restrained and uptight if it hadn't been Levy asking the questions.

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

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