as in luxurious
showing obvious signs of wealth and comfort
the Babylonian glitter of the city's gold coast
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Recent Examples of Babylonian
Rabbi Neil Danzig, a longtime professor of rabbinics at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York and an authority on the post-Talmudic Babylonian scholars known as the Geonim, died July 4.
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Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 29 July 2025
One of the exciting new discoveries includes new information regarding Babylonian women–many were priestesses.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 2 July 2025
Similarly, a clay tablet from 1800 B.C.E. inscribed with Babylonian numbers describes a number system built on prime numbers.
—Jeremiah Bartz, The Conversation, 30 May 2025
Ezekiel did his prophesying from exile before and after the destruction of the First Temple in the Babylonian conquest of 586 B.C.E., another defining cataclysm in Jewish history.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2025
Cristina lounges about between scenes in velvet frocks and jackets, tended by a criminally obliging doctor, like a figure from Hollywood’s Babylonian era.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2025
The Code of Hammurabi, a Babylonian legal code, according to History, contains one of the earliest beliefs that Friday the 13th is unlucky because a 13th law was omitted from its list of legal rules.
—Zach Bradshaw, The Arizona Republic, 13 Dec. 2024
Ethan Hawke's true-crime writer finds a box of Super 8 home movies in his attic, playing them and consequently putting his family in grave danger thanks to the appearance of a Babylonian deity named Bughuul.
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—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
The four tablets analyzed in the new study date to the middle and late Old Babylonian periods (circa 1894 to 1595 B.C.E.), some 4,000 years ago.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Aug. 2024
Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 29 July 2025
One of the exciting new discoveries includes new information regarding Babylonian women–many were priestesses.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 2 July 2025
Similarly, a clay tablet from 1800 B.C.E. inscribed with Babylonian numbers describes a number system built on prime numbers.
—Jeremiah Bartz, The Conversation, 30 May 2025
Ezekiel did his prophesying from exile before and after the destruction of the First Temple in the Babylonian conquest of 586 B.C.E., another defining cataclysm in Jewish history.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2025
Cristina lounges about between scenes in velvet frocks and jackets, tended by a criminally obliging doctor, like a figure from Hollywood’s Babylonian era.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2025
The Code of Hammurabi, a Babylonian legal code, according to History, contains one of the earliest beliefs that Friday the 13th is unlucky because a 13th law was omitted from its list of legal rules.
—Zach Bradshaw, The Arizona Republic, 13 Dec. 2024
Ethan Hawke's true-crime writer finds a box of Super 8 home movies in his attic, playing them and consequently putting his family in grave danger thanks to the appearance of a Babylonian deity named Bughuul.
39.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
The four tablets analyzed in the new study date to the middle and late Old Babylonian periods (circa 1894 to 1595 B.C.E.), some 4,000 years ago.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Aug. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Babylonian
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Despite being booked and busy during her visit in Turkey, Lopez will get to enjoy the Regnum Carya’s most luxurious and relaxing accommodation, the Crown Villa, the property tells PEOPLE.—
Natalia Senanayake,
People.com,
21 July 2025
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Joe Raedle/Getty Images The cabin will be preset to be at the customer's ideal temperature ahead of their meeting and the concierge will help connect phones to the vehicle to run Apple CarPlay. Dropping off the vehicle is designed to be as easy and luxurious as pickup.—
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 July 2025
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For the 50th anniversary, the album will be celebrated with a deluxe edition, out Sept. 12.—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
22 July 2025
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The 23-year-old singer-songwriter has released the deluxe edition of his sophomore album, Night Diving (The Cost of Growing Up), featuring 11 new tracks that chronicle themes of grief, healing, young love and self-discovery.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
18 July 2025
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Meanwhile, a beard provided a simpler solution: a luxuriant facial covering requiring only the occasional scissor trim—no barber necessary.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
21 July 2025
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Peak wildflower season in the high alpine environment is likely about a month away, but wildflowers at lower elevations in the high country are popping amid luxuriant green meadows and aspen trees aglow with brilliant chartreuse leaves.—
John Meyer,
Denver Post,
12 June 2025
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Being a six-figure earner once felt like an exclusive club, with the promise of a lavish life—but now those making over $100,000 are feeling the pinch.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
1 Aug. 2025
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Working alongside one of the nation’s most lauded bird experts, this lavish residential community seeks to transform their North Village district into a haven for both migratory and resident species.—
Jared Ranahan,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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