variants
or bling-bling
: flashy jewelry worn especially as an indication of wealth or status
broadly
: expensive and ostentatious possessions
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For Simone Biles' destination wedding to Jonathan Owens, the couple wore coordinating bride-and-groom Nike sneakers decked out with tons of bling, courtesy of Leila Bensarghin, owner of online shoewear customization shop Lei Lab Crystals.
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Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
Smaller groups of tinsel make for a subtle sparkly look, while larger groups will give your tree more bling.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Dec. 2025
De Shields showed Broderick a photo of his Tartuffe costume—a floor-length red cassock worn with sunglasses and sparkly bling.
—Henry Alford, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
In essence, no bling, no noise, nothing excessive.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
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Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
Smaller groups of tinsel make for a subtle sparkly look, while larger groups will give your tree more bling.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Dec. 2025
De Shields showed Broderick a photo of his Tartuffe costume—a floor-length red cassock worn with sunglasses and sparkly bling.
—Henry Alford, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
In essence, no bling, no noise, nothing excessive.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bling
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“Bling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bling. Accessed 13 Dec. 2025.
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