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Recent Examples of fancy-pants
Partridge was dressed in classic English fancy-pants style, while Rodrigo embraced the vintage preppiness inherent to gingham.
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Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 2 July 2025
The surprise of Clover Hill is not that this sort of food is on offer in an outer borough—with its concentration of zillion-dollar brownstones and fancy-pants residents, Brooklyn Heights isn’t exactly salt of the earth.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 21 July 2024
With crust that's beautifully singed and wondrously puffed, the not-so-basic numbers are polished with fancy-pants ingredients—from Calabrian chile, fennel and sausage to a cacio e pepe riff made with velvety cream sauce, formaggi al pepe and pecorino.
—Brooke Viggiano, Chron, 12 Mar. 2023
Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 2 July 2025
The surprise of Clover Hill is not that this sort of food is on offer in an outer borough—with its concentration of zillion-dollar brownstones and fancy-pants residents, Brooklyn Heights isn’t exactly salt of the earth.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 21 July 2024
With crust that's beautifully singed and wondrously puffed, the not-so-basic numbers are polished with fancy-pants ingredients—from Calabrian chile, fennel and sausage to a cacio e pepe riff made with velvety cream sauce, formaggi al pepe and pecorino.
—Brooke Viggiano, Chron, 12 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fancy-pants
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Need to drop a levity bomb in the middle of a group of pretentious characters?—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
18 Oct. 2025
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And though all of Anderson’s artistry and jittery comedic sensibility is present, the director hasn’t created a pretentious version of an action flick; One Battle After Another is the real thing, filled with beautifully shot car chases and shoot-outs.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The train will then head to the charming, cliffside resort town of Ravello, where guests will enjoy a two-night stay in Belmond’s grandiose Caruso hotel.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
14 Oct. 2025
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Younger already has plans to adapt her grandiose culinary plans to her pregnancy.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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While The Morning Show presents the news business as glossy and glamorous (and often a little pompous), The Paper takes the opposite view with the documentary crew from The Office now focusing on a dying newspaper in Ohio.—
Emma Alpern,
Vulture,
11 Sep. 2025
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Guigal’s strategy isn’t built on pompous conservatism, but in long-term thinking.—
Paul Caputo,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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And, yes, the flesh-and-bone Panthers get to run through a properly inflated tunnel, accompanied by blasts of smoke and the marching band playing the fight song.—
Brian Hamilton,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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For years, Bloom was hyped as a Silicon Valley unicorn, but in 2012 the SEC charged an investment bank working with Bloom of using inflated numbers to mislead investors.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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The bucket itself is black with a purple Spider Donut lid.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Oct. 2025
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The toddler was dressed adorably for the outing, wearing a matching pink sweatshirt and leggings set covered in purple hearts.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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The ornate gold piece, which features 1,354 diamonds and 56 emeralds, was damaged in the heist, according to French TV station TF1 and newspaper Le Parisien.—
Caitlin Danaher,
CNN Money,
19 Oct. 2025
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The elegant lobby, with its soaring ceilings, ornate drapery, and Old-World-era vibes, is worth a visit in its own right.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Oct. 2025
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And although vehicles have become much more fuel efficient over the last 15 years, the bloated size of vehicles undercuts that efficiency.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Waking up feeling backed up and bloated is no fun, but simple nighttime habits can set you up for smoother mornings and regular bowel movements.—
Julie Marks,
Verywell Health,
10 Oct. 2025
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The 21-year-old model walked slower than the other models, opting for a stilted gait in her white patent-leather pumps.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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Floating above the treetops on a stilted concrete walkway, with rooms situated inside a series of glass cylinders, the futuristic-looking hotel will reimagine high-end hospitality through the same lens of experimental design as the residences.—
Siobhan Reid,
Robb Report,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Fancy-pants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fancy-pants. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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