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Friends told me to brace myself for the petulant movie star, the diva.

Trump’s petulant and blatantly racist policies are symptoms of the ongoing American backlash against the social advances of the late 20th century.

Trump's decision to pause aid may, to many in Ukraine and beyond, seem petulant.

From BBC

The British rivals - who will fight at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on 26 April - at times acted like petulant children and hurled foul-mouthed insults at each other throughout the event.

From BBC

In the New York Times, Jamelle Bouie observed, "We have a clique of powerful middle-aged men who want nothing more than to be boys," following "a selfish, petulant and narcissistic man-child" of a president.

From Salon

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

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