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Recent Examples of flounce
Victoria Montalti, refinery29.com, 12 Feb. 2025
Her sleeveless dress included a mock neck and flounce detail in the front that allowed for a thigh-high slit.
—Mikelle Street, WWD, 9 Dec. 2024
Victoria Montalti, refinery29.com, 12 Feb. 2025
Steer clear of heavy flounces and statement prints that draw attention to your fuller bust.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Kobi Halperin debuted a dress coat decked out with a gold fringe scarf draped over one shoulder, while Christopher John Rogers had fabric scrap-like fringe flouncing from the sides of collars and waistbands.
—Victoria Montalti, refinery29.com, 12 Feb. 2025
Her sleeveless dress included a mock neck and flounce detail in the front that allowed for a thigh-high slit.
—Mikelle Street, WWD, 9 Dec. 2024
Verb
Fringe was responsible for a lot of movement, flounce, and drama this Fashion Week.
—Victoria Montalti, refinery29.com, 12 Feb. 2025
Steer clear of heavy flounces and statement prints that draw attention to your fuller bust.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flounce
Noun
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Fill empty spaces with more soil to ensure the edging is compact.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Aug. 2025
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Creeping speedwell makes a great lawn substitute and works well between pavers or as an edging along pathways.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
19 Aug. 2025
Verb
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In the afternoon show timed for that sweet spot many parents know well — post-nap and right before the evening witching hours — Pearce pranced, high-fived kids and waved at babies being hoisted in the air.—
Lynda Lin Grigsby,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2025
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The sculpture includes the full car body, along with Ferrari’s official prancing horse badges, front and rear lamp lenses, and hood straps.—
Alistair Charlton,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
Verb
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And there's winterbor, which has fringed blue-green leaves.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
10 Sep. 2025
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Post Malone has officially tossed his 10-gallon hat into the international fashion ring, along with snap-front denim shirts, fringed leather jackets, coaster-sized belt buckles — and a horse, which ferried his finale look onto the runway and left a small, scented souvenir.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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While in Los Angeles, the singer embraced a boho aesthetic, which consisted of a short-sleeve ruffle top and a simple white purse.—
Rylee Johnston,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Erbert Hough could be seen wearing a red dress with ruffles down the back and along the skirt, kissing her professional dancer husband in one photo.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Advertisement While Gaal steels herself, the force that’s stalked her visions finally arrives, stepping into view with the certainty of someone who’s already seen the ending.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Though she was ultimately cleared when Kendra pleaded guilty to two counts of stalking a minor in 2022, the teen's life was never the same.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The road that ribbons through the foothills rises and twists like the tail of a cat.—
Sheri Castle,
Southern Living,
31 Aug. 2025
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Here’s a peek at the new flavors and some of the ingredients that inspired them: Lemon curd & whey This light and citrusy flavor uses whey as a substitute for lemon juice to make lemon curd that ribbons throughout the ice cream base.—
oregonlive,
oregonlive,
24 May 2023
Noun
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The Latvian announcement came hours after Poland's Operational Command issued notification on Thursday of the closure of Polish airspace all along the 260-mile border with Belarus.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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In late 2022, a missile struck Polish territory in the village of Przewodów, near the country’s border with Ukraine, killing two people.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Fernando Navarro, the music critic for Spanish newspaper El Pais and the Cadena Ser radio station, does not mince his words.—
Guillermo Rai,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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Brownlee doesn't mince words on the base model.—
Alex Harrington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Flounce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flounce. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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