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Recent Examples of bratty
However, underneath their tough (and slightly bratty) exterior is one of the zodiac’s most loving, nurturing and emotionally intelligent personalities.
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Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
The shifter is tiny and weirdly unsatisfying for a car with this much bratty energy.
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Josh Max,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
During its brief existence, the Long Beach trio treated squeaky South Bay punk and bratty white-boy hip-hop as the unlikely boundaries of their sampledelic dirtbag reggae.
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Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
15 June 2026
Axl Rose Axl Rose's notoriously bratty antics are the stuff of legend.
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Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 June 2026
In a funny touch of feminist commentary, the Pounds parents are intent on their bratty son Andrew (Hamnet survivor Jacobi Jupe) getting the best possible education but less bothered about glum daughter Drissila (Evie Templeton).
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David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2026
Some Demna-sized—as in, calculatedly oversized—tailoring, and lots of bitchy, bratty handbag holding that made the accessories a focal point of most looks in the collection.
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José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
17 May 2026
Despite that questionable track record, Barbie is really good at her job, and her bratty attitude and brazen honesty can be winning, in a mean-girl-in-a-movie kind of way.
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Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
12 May 2026
But since then, Roan has been characterized as an abrasive, difficult, and bratty pop star by critics.
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Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
27 Mar. 2026
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
The shifter is tiny and weirdly unsatisfying for a car with this much bratty energy.
—
Josh Max,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
During its brief existence, the Long Beach trio treated squeaky South Bay punk and bratty white-boy hip-hop as the unlikely boundaries of their sampledelic dirtbag reggae.
—
Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
15 June 2026
Axl Rose Axl Rose's notoriously bratty antics are the stuff of legend.
—
Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 June 2026
In a funny touch of feminist commentary, the Pounds parents are intent on their bratty son Andrew (Hamnet survivor Jacobi Jupe) getting the best possible education but less bothered about glum daughter Drissila (Evie Templeton).
—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2026
Some Demna-sized—as in, calculatedly oversized—tailoring, and lots of bitchy, bratty handbag holding that made the accessories a focal point of most looks in the collection.
—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
17 May 2026
Despite that questionable track record, Barbie is really good at her job, and her bratty attitude and brazen honesty can be winning, in a mean-girl-in-a-movie kind of way.
—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
12 May 2026
But since then, Roan has been characterized as an abrasive, difficult, and bratty pop star by critics.
—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bratty
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The show about the white-picket fence Cleaver family and their troublesome son created a foundational image of post-war Americana that has been so influential, the show’s title is a shorthand for this era of conservative nuclear family values.
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One of the troublesome sounds for writers was /w/.
Adjective
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In House of the Dragon’s season 2 premiere, Aegon II brought him to a meeting where Jaehaerys II was mischievous and bored.
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The show features a wide cast of colorful characters, namely Ginger’s mother Lois (Laraine Newman), her quirky friends Dodie (Aspen Vincent) and Macie (Jackie Harris Greenberg), and her mischievous little brother Carl (Jeannie Elias).
Adjective
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So, with the knowledge that the upcoming summer holidays might be upsetting for your pets, what are some next steps for concerned pet owners?
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While at the AirBnb, the two decided to go to a restaurant and on the drive there the woman got a text from the father of her child, upsetting Garcia, police say.
Adjective
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After missing most of the 2024-25 schedule because of a torn Achilles, Smith returned for the start of last season and earned consistent playing time because of his pesky perimeter defense and steady offensive game in a backup point guard role.
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One after another, Kyle Tucker and Dalton Rushing broke up their offensive slumps with home runs.
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Bannon may be the first person to perceive it as the frequency of all suffering, something inescapable and infuriating.
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Sometimes there’s an infuriating message.
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“Bratty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bratty. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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