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as in specially
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as in ornately
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fancily
Adverb
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Use cleaners specially formulated to clean metal surfaces on kitchen appliances, cookware, and utensils to keep them clean and maintain their shine.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
14 June 2026 -
Some suppliers no longer exist, and some components must be specially manufactured.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
14 June 2026
Adverb
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The one-shoulder dress was designed with a billowing, one-shoulder top with an ornately speckled red and white pattern motif throughout.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
10 June 2026
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At other times, the cage might be ornately gilded.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 May 2026
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The choice of South Sudan as a receiving nation was particularly controversial given its exceptionally poor human rights record, high levels of corruption and growing political instability.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 June 2026
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In the one that opens the film, Forky (Tony Hale), the googly-eyed spork, marries a plastic knife called Karen Beverly (Melissa Villaseñor), a name so perfectly unmelodious that only a kid, or an adult exceptionally good at thinking like one, could have concocted it.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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On our first morning, Sara and I woke to one of the roughly 300 days of sun that Taos receives each year—gaudily beautiful weather for the end of February.—
Michael Paterniti,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Nov. 2025
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Attendees marked the historic occasion dressed in traditional barongs — formalwear finely woven from piña, or pineapple fibers — as well as elegant Filipiniana outfits and ternos, the traditional formal gowns instantly recognizable by their structured butterfly sleeves.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
13 June 2026
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Mowing the lawn twice will finely cut the clippings and redistribute them.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 June 2026
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But where the exhibitions on Cribs were charmingly, sometimes garishly, idiosyncratic, today’s represent a subtler and often more generic version of taste.—
Kim Hew-Low,
The Atlantic,
10 Nov. 2025
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The smooth, sweet soft serve paired excellently with the crunchy and slightly salty rice crisps.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
13 June 2026
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Dmitry’s con man partner, the oh-so-Russian called Vlad Popov, is excellently personified by the twinkly-eyed, merry Peyton Crim.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
9 June 2026
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And Cayden Alley is endearing and playful as Damian, the school’s most flamboyantly gay student.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 June 2026
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Egerton, by contrast, gets to grandstand a bit more flamboyantly.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Fancily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fancily. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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