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Recent Examples of frilly
The sumptuous set was layered over a frilly blouse in a vibrant green shade.
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Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2025
No amount of refined wordplay or frilly couture can disguise how neatly the women’s war of wills fits into a larger filmography obsessed with the ways everyone madly scrambles for influence and control.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
That desire apparently only lasts until the first opportunity to show Charlie Hunnam masturbating in frilly lingerie; from there, operatic monstrosity ensues.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
Charli xcx wore a windbreaker and frilly shorts to the Saint Laurent show.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Blooming over a long season, the fragrant, frilly blooms draw Gulf Fritillary and other butterfly species to the garden.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2025
Colorful containers filled with frilly ornamental kale and fall flowers accent the pathway to the door and provide a warm welcome.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
Layer a pink-long sleeve tee and leggings underneath a frilly dress, and pile on the pearls.
—Ella Cerón, Parents, 16 Sep. 2025
Cate Blanchett is a longtime friend of the house, most recently sporting Armani at this summer’s Venice Film Festival, as is Jodi Foster, who rejected the frilly frocks of the early ’90s and found a kindred spirit in the designer who would come to define the Oscar winner’s look.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2025
Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2025
No amount of refined wordplay or frilly couture can disguise how neatly the women’s war of wills fits into a larger filmography obsessed with the ways everyone madly scrambles for influence and control.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
That desire apparently only lasts until the first opportunity to show Charlie Hunnam masturbating in frilly lingerie; from there, operatic monstrosity ensues.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
Charli xcx wore a windbreaker and frilly shorts to the Saint Laurent show.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Blooming over a long season, the fragrant, frilly blooms draw Gulf Fritillary and other butterfly species to the garden.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2025
Colorful containers filled with frilly ornamental kale and fall flowers accent the pathway to the door and provide a warm welcome.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
Layer a pink-long sleeve tee and leggings underneath a frilly dress, and pile on the pearls.
—Ella Cerón, Parents, 16 Sep. 2025
Cate Blanchett is a longtime friend of the house, most recently sporting Armani at this summer’s Venice Film Festival, as is Jodi Foster, who rejected the frilly frocks of the early ’90s and found a kindred spirit in the designer who would come to define the Oscar winner’s look.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frilly
Adjective
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With large, showy flowers and vibrant colors, the series marks a notable update to flame azaleas.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
24 Oct. 2025
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Hawke’s isn’t a showy performance, despite Lorenz’s brash persona.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The pair bonded over punk and electronic music and cult films; after a few weeks of futzing with a Korg synthesizer, Ball enlisted his flamboyant new friend as a bandmate.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
23 Oct. 2025
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Liberace’s flamboyant heir, Elton John, validated his success with a white Phantom VI.—
Brett Berk,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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How to narrow your performance gap The most obvious examples of self-destructive behavior from investors come during market extremes, Ptak says, with over-exuberant investors piling into the market when stocks have already shot up and panic-selling when the market hits the skids.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
27 Oct. 2025
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Stone and Lanthimos have since worked together several times, and their collaboration, a mutual-favoritism society, has been hailed and sometimes reviled for its darkly exuberant sense of risk.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Gather with friends and while away the afternoon with magically spiked concoctions — whether sipping a Jasmine Peach or Cucumber Mint Mystic Tea — and extravagant savory and sweet treats.—
Kathryn Streeter,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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Andrew later invited the couple back to Windsor in 2006 for his daughter Princess Beatrice’s extravagant 18th birthday ball, according to Britain’s The Sun on Sunday newspaper.—
Lauren Said-Moorhouse,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Design-wise, the Vanguard glasses are a little too ostentatious for everyday wear, and they're not even offered with prescription lenses (unlike the HSTN glasses), but athletes will appreciate them for outdoor sports like beach volleyball, cycling, and running.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
21 Oct. 2025
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The natural sublime is big, ostentatious, unmistakable.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Over the course of a conversation that spanned more than a million words and 300 hours, the bot encouraged Brooks to adopt grandiose beliefs, validated his delusions, and led him to believe the technological infrastructure that underpins the world was in imminent danger.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
19 Oct. 2025
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The train will then head to the charming, cliffside resort town of Ravello, where guests will enjoy a two-night stay in Belmond’s grandiose Caruso hotel.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Regretting You is a similarly ridiculous and overwrought slice of melodrama, leavened with strange moments of comedy that leave you wondering if the whole thing isn’t some kind of bizarre art project, an elaborate, camp parody of the very notion of romantic literature itself.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
22 Oct. 2025
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This is the kind of overwrought language that even sympathetic readers like me find laughable.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The Softstreme High-rise Wide-leg Cropped Pant has a weighty drape that adds an elegant edge to what otherwise feels like loungewear, given how remarkably soft the Softstreme fabric is.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Oct. 2025
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The long-sleeve polo sweater has elegant pearl buttons that pop against the sweater’s neutral color.—
Melony Forcier,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Frilly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frilly. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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