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as in ornate
elaborately and often excessively decorated
a florid, gilded mirror that took up most of the wall
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as in rhetoric
full of fine words and fancy expressions
gave a florid speech in honor of the queen's visit
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as in glowing
having a healthy reddish skin tone
a man with a florid complexion
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Recent Examples of florid
Stewart has made an assured mess: a bleary, florid and sometimes lyrical film that could stand to be doused by a bucket of ice water.
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
Hoffman has done a marvelous job of reading through Aimee’s voluminous, florid writings and creating a narrative that works for the modern ear.
—Carolyn Kellogg, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Set against the tumultuous cultural backdrop of Brazil, the album’s florid, psychedelic soul chronicles the relationship between a darker-skinned Black man and a lighter-skinned Black woman.
—Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 16 Apr. 2025
In its first two episodes, The Studio doesn’t (yet) have the ear for florid profanity that Veep did.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2025
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
Hoffman has done a marvelous job of reading through Aimee’s voluminous, florid writings and creating a narrative that works for the modern ear.
—Carolyn Kellogg, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Set against the tumultuous cultural backdrop of Brazil, the album’s florid, psychedelic soul chronicles the relationship between a darker-skinned Black man and a lighter-skinned Black woman.
—Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 16 Apr. 2025
In its first two episodes, The Studio doesn’t (yet) have the ear for florid profanity that Veep did.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for florid
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This restored 1600s-era piano nobile apartment in Venice’s Cannaregio district is a stunner with its Terrazzo floors and ornate plasterwork.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
8 July 2025
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Macron addressed members of both houses of Britain’s Parliament packed into the building’s ornate Royal Gallery.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
8 July 2025
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The incoming and outgoing CEOs both had glowing words for each other on Tuesday.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
18 June 2025
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Keeping skin soft, smooth, glowing—and protected against UV rays—should be at the top of your summer priority list.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
16 June 2025
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Trump and Carter are hardly the first pair of presidents to pour rhetorical oil on troubled waters, but the historical results, as with today, are mixed at best.—
Bruce Yandle,
Twin Cities,
10 July 2025
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By asking Grok to use X posts as a primary source and rhetorical inspiration, xAI is sending the large language model into a toxic landscape where trolls, political propagandists, and outright racists are some of the loudest voices.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
8 July 2025
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Her finely plucked, angled eyebrows, a burgeoning brow theme these days, harked back to the beauty aesthetics of the late ’80s and early ’90s, as did her bold red lip and shimmery purple shadow.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
9 July 2025
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Look for bronze or dark spots on the foliage or prominent purple veins.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
9 July 2025
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In between walking red carpets and attending charity events together, the pair welcomed two children, daughters Evangeline Ruth and Elijah.—
Ellie Beeck,
Peoplemag,
6 Feb. 2023
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Music’s biggest night returns to Los Angeles on Sunday, and along with it, one of Hollywood’s grandest red carpets.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2023
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Warm Oak Cabinets Are Back—and More Modern Than Ever Best Wall Colors for Wood Cabinets with Red Undertones To balance ruddy brown tones in cherry and red oak cabinetry, designer Sarah Kahn Turner of Jennifer Gilmer Kitchen & Bath goes for warm, saturated colors tempered with gray.—
Monika Biegler Eyers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 June 2025
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For a star, which can emit light at essentially all colors, this means sometimes its red light is bent toward you and blue is bent away, so the star appears ruddy.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
15 May 2025
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Here, guests and stylish locals alike graze on warm flatbreads, stacked club sandwiches, silky smoked salmon & cream cheese bagels, and sharing Seafood and Charcuterie boards—brimming with serrano ham, pillowy focaccia, smoked mackerel, and plump Atlantic prawns. Prefer a slower pace?—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Hurricanes are born in the tropics, above warm water.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
1 July 2025
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Her makeup included bold brows, lined eyes and a rosy lip.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
30 June 2025
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Jefferies sees a rosy outlook ahead for Walt Disney .—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
30 June 2025
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“Florid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/florid. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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