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Recent Examples of wallflower
Forget those wallflowers and wow your guests with the extrovert of the dessert world.
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Josh Miller, Southern Living, 28 June 2025
Wolodarsky’s voice has such a wallflower quality to it, apt for Kylie, whose asides are barely acknowledged half the time.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 June 2025
But, for now, the totality of the economic data isn’t expected to draw out Federal Reserve policymakers from their monthslong stint as wallflowers, economists say.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 11 June 2025
An endless summer The Beach Boys' music was like an ongoing party, with Wilson as host and wallflower.
—CBS News, 11 June 2025
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Josh Miller, Southern Living, 28 June 2025
Wolodarsky’s voice has such a wallflower quality to it, apt for Kylie, whose asides are barely acknowledged half the time.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 June 2025
But, for now, the totality of the economic data isn’t expected to draw out Federal Reserve policymakers from their monthslong stint as wallflowers, economists say.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 11 June 2025
An endless summer The Beach Boys' music was like an ongoing party, with Wilson as host and wallflower.
—CBS News, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wallflower
Noun
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Presumably introverts are less worried about them as a result.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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Internet users can’t get enough of Mason’s refusal to engage with the other pups at day care, as many fellow introverts could relate.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Move over, Ash's Pikachu, there's a new mouse in town.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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Basically, this means the Naga V2's mouse sensor refreshes its position 1,000 times per second.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Wallflower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wallflower. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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