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as in lovely
very pleasing to look at
the banquet hall was decorated with beautiful flower arrangements for the reception
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as in wonderful
of the very best kind
you've done a beautiful job of illustrating that children's story
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as in beauty
the qualities in a person or thing that as a whole give pleasure to the senses
many are filled with a sense of awe when taking in the beautifulness of the canyon
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Recent Examples of beautiful
Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
This was the fallacy that led to the rise of elegant, beautiful, and compelling scenarios — grand unification, supersymmetry, extra dimensions, and string theory — whose predictions simply don’t appear to match experimental reality in any measurable way.
—Big Think, 1 Apr. 2026
That is a really beautiful outcome of this investigation.
—Glamour, 1 Apr. 2026
The beautiful game was on full display Tuesday night as Brazil took down Croatia 3-1 in a Road to 26 friendly at Camping World Stadium.
—Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
The Orange County campus’ beautiful garden hosts its annual spring sale, with hundreds of edible plants available, plus dozens of California native and nonnative plants.
—Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
This was the fallacy that led to the rise of elegant, beautiful, and compelling scenarios — grand unification, supersymmetry, extra dimensions, and string theory — whose predictions simply don’t appear to match experimental reality in any measurable way.
—Big Think, 1 Apr. 2026
That is a really beautiful outcome of this investigation.
—Glamour, 1 Apr. 2026
The beautiful game was on full display Tuesday night as Brazil took down Croatia 3-1 in a Road to 26 friendly at Camping World Stadium.
—Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beautiful
Adjective
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Of course, all of the discourse is taking place on the lovely, totally non-toxic place that is the internet.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
1 Apr. 2026
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And your answers were so lovely.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The teams got invaluable data — and some wonderful video too.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2026
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Books Are Magic, a wonderful bookshop owned by novelist Emma Staub, alone could suck up an entire morning.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
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There is one particularly inventive sequence that blends a rendering of Mario in his original 2D 8-bit form, blurry pixels and all, with the 3D beauty of the more modern iterations.—
Lindsey Bahr,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Amal Clooney, queen of classic beauty and glamour, has decided to test it out.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The Hoja Blanca crew has experimented with their own gorgeous versions, making rainbow patterns with different shades of masa.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2026
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Basketball legend Michael Jordan celebrated his 23XI Racing team’s fourth NASCAR win while wearing a gorgeous, limited-edition Greubel Forsey that retails for a hefty $500,000.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
28 Mar. 2026
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Apple has somehow emerged from the global hardware shortage as a value buy, with its MacBook Neo offering an excellent modern computing experience for a mere $600.—
Jon Martindale,
PC Magazine,
2 Apr. 2026
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Harbor locals should boast that one of the county’s singularly excellent pizzerias is in their backyard.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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These factors include the high price of gold before the war, the relative attractiveness of other low-risk assets and a mixed record of living up to its safe-haven status.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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South Park and North Park, not wealthy neighborhoods, gained in attractiveness and value over decades because working people bought old houses, fixed and maintained them.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Marvin’s a cute little mushroom living in a cozy home beneath a mighty cedar tree.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
28 Mar. 2026
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Dry off and look cute at the same time with Katydid beach or gym towels.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The Disciples of Soul were awesome; great horns and backup singers.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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The mentality, the approaches, have all been awesome.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Beautiful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beautiful. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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