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Recent Examples of blazonry
Pathetic, summer seeks by blazonry Of color to conceal her swift decrease.
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Annika Neklason, The Atlantic, 11 Aug. 2017
Annika Neklason, The Atlantic, 11 Aug. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blazonry
Noun
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When Christmas rolls around, her home can be found overflowing with cheerful Hobby Lobby finds, from red and green adornments to unique, oversized jingle bells.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
28 Jan. 2026
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The restaurateur’s identity is represented via cultural adornments, family photographs or artwork plastered along the walls.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
21 Jan. 2026
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Come early evening, guests emerge from their suites to strut their evening finery (a brand parade of Loro Piana loafers, Casablanca silk shirts, Richard Mille watches, Missoni dresses, Hermès bags) and converge on the terrace for cocktails.—
Lanie Goodman,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 Jan. 2026
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Trees must be clean of wooden stands, watering bowls, ornaments, lights, wires, string and any other festive finery.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
26 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Mancuso’s cascading lines and shimmering filigrees are dazzling, yet almost instantly bring to mind the work of Beck, Vai, Eric Johnson, Eddie Van Halen and other legends who inspired him.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Jan. 2026
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Inching through the beam of light, an alien creature crawled across the surface of the sand, resembling an inch-long cluster of ghostly leaves fringed with silvery filigree and capped with a pair of antennae-like stalks.—
Luis Melecio-Zambrano,
Mercury News,
18 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The eco-steward award will be accepted by Nathaniel Sponsler, director of AFIRM Group, the global association of the world’s leading apparel and footwear companies.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
12 Jan. 2026
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Teen apparel retailers — Abercrombie & Fitch , Urban Outfitters and American Eagle all slid after the companies preannounced holiday results.—
Christina Cheddar Berk,Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
12 Jan. 2026
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The elaborate beading ornamentation is a tribal tradition, now in decline as Westernization takes its toll on tribal communities who live in the vicinity of ever-expanding urban areas.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Buried amidst the ornamentation is a tiny frog on a skull that students look to for good luck.—
Rick Steves,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Who knew the colder months could offer such lush (not to mention tasty) fodder for garniture.—
Rachel Silva,
ELLE Decor,
16 Dec. 2022
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Your clock garniture set is by Tiffany & Company of New York and dates to the last quarter of the 19th century.—
oregonlive,
oregonlive,
2 Dec. 2021
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None of the 95 rooms at this palatial property, which first opened in the 1860s, is the same, and the decor is an eccentric mishmash that combines every era since then, from Victorian fripperies to sinuously streamlined Art Nouveau.—
Laura Dannen Redman,
Robb Report,
28 July 2025
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In tonight’s episode, Aurora has more to worry about than mere frippery.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
30 June 2025
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After removing ornaments and dusting your tree, go ahead and dismantle it.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
7 Jan. 2026
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The Four Freedoms Roosevelt named were not rhetorical ornaments offered as inspiration so much as a diagnosis.—
Philip Martin,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Blazonry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blazonry. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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