variants
or bling-bling
as in jewelry
decorative objects (such as earrings, rings, necklaces, and bracelets) worn on the body
He dressed simply but flashed some serious bling around his neck and on his fingers.
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Recent Examples of bling
Embossed headrests add bling and the steering wheel is wrapped in perforated leather, providing the feel of sports car grip.
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James Raia, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
The high-bling details on her dress matched the old mine brilliant cut diamond at the center of the ring Kelce, 35, used to pop the question.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
The theme was modern elegance, with plenty of white, black and bling.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 2 Oct. 2025
In the surfside pic, a smiling Nelson, 34, holds up her hand to show off the bling as Foster plants a sweet kiss on her cheek, the sun setting over the waves behind the happy couple.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 26 Sep. 2025
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James Raia, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
The high-bling details on her dress matched the old mine brilliant cut diamond at the center of the ring Kelce, 35, used to pop the question.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
The theme was modern elegance, with plenty of white, black and bling.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 2 Oct. 2025
In the surfside pic, a smiling Nelson, 34, holds up her hand to show off the bling as Foster plants a sweet kiss on her cheek, the sun setting over the waves behind the happy couple.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bling
Noun
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He was drawn to the kinds of exotic materials favored by the Japanese—among them, rare stones such as color-changing alexandrites and blue-green Paraíba tourmalines—as opposed to, say, emeralds, a staple of the Indian-jewelry repertoire.—
Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
9 Nov. 2025
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Visitors will fall in love with shops like Props Antiques, Patina Home & Garden or vintage jewelry at Tennessee Turquoise Company.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Perhaps her greatest accessory of all time, the 2026 version was ultra-sleek with a left side part and a strand of hair hanging down in front of her face.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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The look was made modern by a simple black manicure—nail artist Tom Bachik used Chanel Le Vernis Longwear Nail Colour in Le Diable en Chanel—the perfect accessory to her feathery black and cream off-the-shoulder dress.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
12 Jan. 2026
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Comparable in size to the Arc de Triomphe, the Porte Monumentale also contained surface ornamentation based on Haeckel’s exacting lifelong documentation of organisms to be found in the world’s oceans.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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The Cabinet Room of the White House has also gotten some golden ornamentation added.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Bling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bling. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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