chocolate-box

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Recent Examples of chocolate-box The opening chapter, set on Christmas Eve, offers a domestic scene as chocolate-box pretty as the town’s topography. Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2025 With its honey-colored stone, lush greenery and chocolate-box villages, tis 800 square-mile haven is home to a slew of celebrities, including David and Victoria Beckham, music mogul Simon Cowell and supermodel Kate Moss. Alexander Smith, NBC news, 21 July 2025 The trains used here aren’t big – sometimes only two carriages — but the gentle trundle through soaring valleys and chocolate-box villages is what captures the heart. James March, Travel + Leisure, 3 Feb. 2025 Founded in the heart of the British countryside, the Cotswolds, an area that's famous for its chocolate-box villages and charming country pubs, is the British lifestyle brand Bamford. Felicity Carter, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chocolate-box
Adjective
  • Locals are sentimental about the happy, drunken teen graduates, who are thanked by strangers for their future contributions to Denmark.
    Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The conceit is inherently crowdpleasing — a man stumbling into strangers’ lives and finding unexpected connection — but Hikari steers it with earnestness, elevating it beyond sentimental comedy.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • According to Amazon reviews, the material is soft with just the right amount of stretch, while the fit is roomy without looking sloppy.
    Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
  • In that high‑tempo, but sloppy matchup, the Wildcats fell 46‑24, with Mari Adams, a top running back, contributing heavily on the ground and showing flashes of explosive play.
    Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The tariffs also look to have driven up sticky inflation, with Trump pressuring Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to cut rates, in great part to get the housing market moving again.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Soap/Shampoo Residue While soap and shampoo don't create dust themselves, their residue creates the perfect sticky place for dust particles to attach to.
    Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025

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“Chocolate-box.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chocolate-box. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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