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as in specially
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as in ornately
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fancily
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Commercial Glass Cleaner Look for cleaners specially formulated to clean glass surfaces, and follow the instructions on the label.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
5 Nov. 2025 -
In 2007, Cheney had a defibrillator device placed that was specially produced by manufacturer Medtronic to exclude a feature that would allow it to be programmed remotely over Wi-Fi.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 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
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Season 34's core panel of judges all agreed that Earle performed exceptionally.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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Walnuts Walnuts stand out among nuts for their exceptionally high levels of polyphenols (plant compounds) and vitamin E, antioxidants that protect fats within the body from harmful oxidation.—
Lauren Panoff,
Verywell Health,
30 Oct. 2025
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Absolutely bonkers in the best way possible, Hellsing Ultimate offers a singular and finely tuned reinvention of the famous bloodsucker assassin.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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The elephants were more solemn and inward-looking than we are typically shown, the zebras startlingly intricate and finely drawn.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
30 Oct. 2025
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The pair combined excellently, sometimes with one-twos, and Eze repeatedly slotted through balls for Mateta to score on the angle.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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This short plays excellently with spooky audio mixing and feels claustrophobic until the shocking last moment.—
William Earl,
Variety,
29 Oct. 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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Over the years, this inexpensive waffle maker has won over a string of staff members with its ingenious design and ability to make superbly crisp and fluffy waffles.—
Noah Kaufman,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
29 Oct. 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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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 10 Nov. 2025.
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