as in gayety
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gaudery
Noun
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Silky and Beautiful arrived in their usual finery, Silky wearing a red fedora and fur coat and Beautiful spraying hair spray everywhere.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
18 Jan. 2025 -
At the 2025 Golden Globe Awards on Jan. 5, 2025, stars hit the red carpet in their fineries — dressed in custom designer gowns and dripping in jewels.—
Claire Sullivan,
WWD,
6 Jan. 2025
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Marks will be given to chart all manner of qualities and characteristics such as ball control, passing, heading, vision, movement, strength, bravery, leadership.—
Philip Buckingham,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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Working on Lynch’s set required a level of bravery that the shy girl from Chicago had not drawn on before.—
Andy Hazel,
IndieWire,
16 Jan. 2025
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What was the strategic benefit to the US of all this geopolitical trumpery?—
Peter Bergen,
CNN,
28 May 2022
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So will the border continue to vanish in the face of nativist backlash and a trumpery, gimcrack wall?—
Felipe Fernández-Armesto,
WSJ,
25 June 2018
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But who has time for all of that frippery, anyway, when war’s a-comin’?—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
20 Dec. 2024
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The British actor, almost as a counterpoint to the Nantucket frippery on display in the adaptation of Elin Hilderbrand’s chart-topping beach read, can now be found on the stage of the prestigious Almeida Theatre in Islington, North London.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
1 Oct. 2024
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The online configurator is now live for this trim and the pricier Ultra variant ($46,600).—
Emily Forlini,
PCMAG,
22 Jan. 2025
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The curved arms and scalloped trim on the couch add to the soft and light-hearted feel.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Jan. 2025
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For many Americans who don’t celebrate Christmas, sitting out the foofaraw while the whole country conducts Christmas consumption is an annual dose of alienation.—
Amanda Mull,
The Atlantic,
23 Nov. 2020
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No foofaraw: Of course a cleric—in Chih’s case, one who belongs to a holy order tasked with traveling the land and collecting stories—wouldn’t concern themself with gender.—
WIRED Staff,
Wired,
29 Sep. 2020
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His formidable rich voice voice always carried the gaiety of a comic opera basso.—
John Mariani,
Forbes,
27 Nov. 2024
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Françoise wanders away from us, from the room, into her own thoughts, solemn yet full of gaiety.—
Carlos Valladares,
ARTnews.com,
27 June 2024
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Her easy ensemble proved that a few simple tweaks can make closet staples feel brand new.—
Averi Baudler,
People.com,
30 Jan. 2025
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Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Lisa Rinna's shocking look is making headlines again — this time for her bold new ensemble in Paris.—
Jane LaCroix,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Gaudery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gaudery. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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