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
One of the exciting new discoveries includes new information regarding Babylonian women–many were priestesses.
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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
The formula for its hero product, a natural soap housed in refillable glass bottles, is inspired by 5,000-year-old Babylonian recipes.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 8 Aug. 2024
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
The formula for its hero product, a natural soap housed in refillable glass bottles, is inspired by 5,000-year-old Babylonian recipes.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 8 Aug. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Babylonian
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The spa pairs the area’s historic healing legacy with a hyper-modern approach, elevated by luxurious Italian design and warm hospitality.—
Rona Berg,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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Investing in your body care routine can transform your daily regimen into a luxurious ritual, especially with the skin-baring summer months ahead.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
11 July 2025
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The deluxe edition of the singer-songwriter’s second studio album Kansas Anymore arrived earlier this year.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
2 July 2025
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In April, Fontaines D.C. released a deluxe edition of the record with a few new tracks.—
Audrey Gibbs,
The Tennessean,
2 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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These showy shrubs are bursting with personality—from fabulous texture-rich foliage to luxuriant blooms.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
25 May 2025
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The Champagne Bar is a more casual outpost, although still quite lavish (it’s called the Champagne Bar, after all).—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
9 July 2025
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Mayan inspired spa treatments include massages, facials, and lavish therapeutic body rituals.—
Miriam Porter,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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“Babylonian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Babylonian. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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