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as in butter
excessive praise
the one cabinet minister who never resorts to flannel—he always tells it like it is
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as in garbage
language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense
the first serious book about the British royal family that wasn't just flannel
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Recent Examples of flannel
Back in 2003, at the premiere of his film Anonymous at the Sundance Film Festival, the singer-songwriter chose to pair a blond wig with a leather jacket, blue cap, flannel plaid shirt, gray scarf, and a very (very) serious countenance.
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María Munsuri, Glamour, 14 Dec. 2024
My great-grandmother in Georgia always wore a full-length dressing gown, while one of my Ohio grandmothers liked silky two-piece sets, and the other preferred flannel nightshirts with a rounded yoke that looked like something out of Little House on the Prairie.
—Clint Davis, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2024
After seeing the photos originally taken of Dylan, 83, back in 2003 at a Sundance event, Chalamet did a hilarious job of committing to a copycat look — in a black Celine leather jacket with a plaid flannel.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
Multicolored sleepwear made of flannel, cotton and satin was the predominant attire among attendees to adorn the beginning of the end of Un Último Sueño, Gira Los Estadios (One Last Dream, The Stadiums Tour).
—Natalia Cano, Billboard, 14 Dec. 2024
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María Munsuri, Glamour, 14 Dec. 2024
My great-grandmother in Georgia always wore a full-length dressing gown, while one of my Ohio grandmothers liked silky two-piece sets, and the other preferred flannel nightshirts with a rounded yoke that looked like something out of Little House on the Prairie.
—Clint Davis, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2024
After seeing the photos originally taken of Dylan, 83, back in 2003 at a Sundance event, Chalamet did a hilarious job of committing to a copycat look — in a black Celine leather jacket with a plaid flannel.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
Multicolored sleepwear made of flannel, cotton and satin was the predominant attire among attendees to adorn the beginning of the end of Un Último Sueño, Gira Los Estadios (One Last Dream, The Stadiums Tour).
—Natalia Cano, Billboard, 14 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flannel
Noun
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Participants learn to make halloumi, mozzarella, mascarpone, and butter using raw milk and vegetarian rennet.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
12 Jan. 2025
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This butter yellow upholstered headboard adds a touch of luxe with deep tufting.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Jan. 2025
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Then again, one man’s garbage TV is another man’s treasure.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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Prosecutors allege Portillo’s body was found by police wrapped in garbage bags and clothes stuffed under a bed inside Coto-Navarro’s apartment.—
Nicole Acosta,
People.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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Boucher was on the hunt for Abba-Zaba, a chewy taffy bar with a real peanut butter center.—
Jessica Ma,
Sacramento Bee,
20 July 2024
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The texture ranges in consistency from an oil-like substance to a syrupy sap or even a sticky taffy.—
Jalen Williams,
Detroit Free Press,
9 July 2024
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The property also grows its own herbs, greens, nuts, berries, and edible flowers.—
Bianca Salonga,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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Focus on whole foods like fruits, leafy green vegetables, fatty fish, nuts, and seeds.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
5 Jan. 2025
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Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and the best and most admiring of these Mann-handlers is, by a huge margin, 2018’s Den of Thieves.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
10 Jan. 2025
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And in this bareknuckle world of corporate executive leadership, Zuckerberg and the like have little choice but to spin up some flattery and lay it on thick.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN,
4 Dec. 2024
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By contrast, this rising international elite is creating something very different: a society in which superstition defeats reason and logic, transparency vanishes, and the nefarious actions of political leaders are obscured behind a cloud of nonsense and distraction.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2025
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That ain't the show, the show is the nonsense that's happening in between John Wick.—
Kevin Lynn,
Newsweek,
7 Jan. 2025
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People should wash any skin that comes into contact with the slurry with water and soft soap, before using a hand cream to avoid dryness and cracking.—
Lauren Penington,
The Denver Post,
2 Sep. 2024
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Most of the questions aimed at the ironic American director of Raging Bull, Taxi Driver and Goodfellas were less softballs than soft soap, with reporters as interested in Scorsese’s favorite food — his mother’s lasagna recipe — as the movies in his peerless filmography.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Feb. 2024
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Nate Burleson to haters of NFL's promo clip featuring Taylor Swift: 'Wipe the drool off your tank top' Burleson didn't hold back while addressing the critics who decried seeing Swift in an NFL hype video.—
Alex Perry,
The Enquirer,
6 Sep. 2024
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The quick clip shows an angry and feral Xenomorph with dark sharp teeth and lips dripping with drool.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
3 Sep. 2024
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“Flannel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flannel. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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