as in elegancy
dignified or restrained beauty of form, appearance, or style
the elegance of the hotel's French furnishings
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Recent Examples of elegance
Designed by Athena Calderone, the minimalist silhouette does not lack in elegance, thanks to plush cotton-velvet upholstery and round bolsters.
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Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2025
Jobs’s insistence on elegance was emotional, not merely aesthetic.
—Big Think, 9 Sep. 2025
Hands-on wonder The Exploratorium — San Francisco’s temple to hands-on discovery since 1969 — was the perfect counterpoint to the vintage elegance of tea time.
—Maggie Downs, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
On the automotive front, that character arc can be represented by the transition from the baronial elegance of the Bentley S2 Continental to the manifestation of rebellion found in the muscle cars from Motor City.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2025
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Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2025
Jobs’s insistence on elegance was emotional, not merely aesthetic.
—Big Think, 9 Sep. 2025
Hands-on wonder The Exploratorium — San Francisco’s temple to hands-on discovery since 1969 — was the perfect counterpoint to the vintage elegance of tea time.
—Maggie Downs, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
On the automotive front, that character arc can be represented by the transition from the baronial elegance of the Bentley S2 Continental to the manifestation of rebellion found in the muscle cars from Motor City.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elegance
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The winners of the 2025 ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year Award have been revealed, showcasing a spectacular selection of night sky images that reveal the majesty of ancient galaxies, nebulas, stellar cities and of course, Earth's moon.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Cinematographer Jaime Ackroyd certainly captures Scotland’s majesty, but there is no character to the frames, which look like they could be plucked out of a commercial from a tourism bureau.—
Esther Zuckerman,
IndieWire,
11 Sep. 2025
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As Milchick, Tillman infused an unnerving cheerfulness into Lumon Industries’ macrodata refinement supervisor, a character who became increasingly central in Season 2.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
15 Sep. 2025
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However, those same clients may require agency guidance and oversight for these tasks, as well as agency services that AI can’t replace, such as brand positioning, omnichannel strategy, audience targeting refinement and data interpretation.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Elegance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elegance. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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