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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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Mu gloves — which Heap developed and sent specially to the hitmaker — into her set.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
17 Oct. 2025 -
The team specially designed the mold for the rotor blades.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Oct. 2025
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The movie is an empty shell ornately decorated with eyecatching camera angles, an acidulously sun-bright palette, and whimsical dialogue.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
21 Aug. 2025
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These are all weapons specifically designed to annihilate outsiders trying to get inside the cities, weapons meant to cause the most pain for the amusement of the insiders (think a napalm bomb ornately decorated in the shape of a cone, which liquifies outsiders in seconds).—
Rafael Motamayor,
Vulture,
7 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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None of the three is exceptionally fast.—
Kevin Kurz,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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Government support was exceptionally stable, and HSPH researchers were exceptionally good at winning it.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
16 Oct. 2025
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Soft, rounded tannins are joined by flavors of blackberry, black plum, finely ground cinnamon, and red raspberry.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
16 Oct. 2025
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Autumn Springs is populated by finely wrought individuals, led by the indomitable Rose and her roguish friend Miller.—
Neil McRobert,
Vulture,
16 Oct. 2025
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But Danso recovered excellently, chasing back to ease the forward off the ball, ala Van de Ven.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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Any small baking project intended to provide treats for one or two is excellently done in the air fryer—the convection will ensure even baking and superb textures for muffins, cakes, and so much more.—
Emily Johnson,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
11 Sep. 2025
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With the air choked by chemicals and ash, the sunsets were flamboyantly intense.—
Dana Goodyear,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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O’Brien’s dual roles as both flamboyantly gay charm bomb Rocky — who is flattened in a car accident early in the film — and the grieving and straight Roman comprise a career-topping performance.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
4 Sep. 2025
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At Chance the role is superbly delivered by a stellar acting resource of the theater’s recent seasons, Aubrey Saverino.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
14 Oct. 2025
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This portable, cordless heating pad (with four massage settings) takes the cake for an aesthetically conscious but superbly effective choice.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
8 Oct. 2025
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The characters are bright, marionette-like caricatures whom the author constructs and moves ostentatiously in full view of the reader, revealing his artistic devices with a sense of absurd, mischievous humor.—
Nelly Klos
September 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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Given that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex ostentatiously dropped nearly all their public commitments when moved to California in 2021, this seems to represent a turnaround.—
Alexander Larman,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Fancily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fancily. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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