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Recent Examples of flounce
Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
Kobi Halperin debuted a dress coat decked out with a gold fringe scarf draped over one shoulder, while Christopher John Rogers had fabric scrap-like fringe flouncing from the sides of collars and waistbands.
—Victoria Montalti, refinery29.com, 12 Feb. 2025
Nora Colomer
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Fringe was responsible for a lot of movement, flounce, and drama this Fashion Week.
—Victoria Montalti, refinery29.com, 12 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Lilly represents the tension between the old and new guard, flouncing into the White House with a profound disregard for tradition and a voracious desire to tear it all down.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
Kobi Halperin debuted a dress coat decked out with a gold fringe scarf draped over one shoulder, while Christopher John Rogers had fabric scrap-like fringe flouncing from the sides of collars and waistbands.
—Victoria Montalti, refinery29.com, 12 Feb. 2025
Verb
It's fitted through the chest and waist and has a full skirt detailed with a tiered flounce and delicate ruffles.
—Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Fringe was responsible for a lot of movement, flounce, and drama this Fashion Week.
—Victoria Montalti, refinery29.com, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flounce
Noun
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The Better Homes & Gardens 9' Scallop Patio Umbrella offers an affordable option for those who are fond of the soothing blue color and charming scallop edging.—
Sandi Schwartz,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 June 2025
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Thin plastic edging may break down quickly, so choose something that will hold up over time.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
23 July 2025
Verb
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While his bandmates pranced around the stage with black dildos bobbing from their noses and top hats jauntily cocked, Forrest would open the show in a Joker-esque getup, holding a flaming Bible.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
8 June 2025
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Alonso was Ferrari’s properly prancing horse back then.—
Alex Kalinauckas,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
Verb
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Across the garden, a pool and graceful pavilion are fringed by trees.—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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French doors swing open onto the gardens, featuring a private patio fringed with Mediterranean greenery, and include a turquoise plunge pool and a breezy macramé hammock—perfect for midday siestas or post-swim lounging.—
Bailey Berg,
Architectural Digest,
30 July 2025
Noun
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It’s adorned with beautiful ruffles, which add a touch of romance to the suit, especially when paired with the vibrant floral pattern that’s on sale for $34.—
Nicol Natale,
People.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Outfitting said tiny dorm rooms with monograms, dust ruffles, and designer-level home decor has become quite the beast itself at Southern colleges.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
27 July 2025
Verb
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Kate Riley: Despondently stalking up and down avenues of Manhattan, scheming of ways to acquire food without paying for it, alienating and terrifying everyone who cared about me, trying to invent toys.—
Teddy Wayne
August 12,
Literary Hub,
12 Aug. 2025
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The complaint alleges that Santiago belittled, stalked and harassed Ortiz in front of other students and teachers.—
Laura Tillman,
Hartford Courant,
12 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Here’s a peek at the new flavors and some of the ingredients that inspired them: Lemon curd & whey This light and citrusy flavor uses whey as a substitute for lemon juice to make lemon curd that ribbons throughout the ice cream base.—
oregonlive,
oregonlive,
24 May 2023
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Introduce the color in small doses: a throw on the couch, ribbon on a wreath, trim around a lampshade, or even gift wrap on the packages.—
Savanna Bous,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 Nov. 2022
Noun
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But that was, in part, a product of a post-pandemic flood of migrants through the southern border, and the struggles of many cities to manage so many newcomers at once.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
5 Aug. 2025
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Starbase controversy as officials approve road closures SpaceX conducts Starship test flights from the company's Starbase headquarters in South Texas, located about 23 miles from Brownsville near the U.S.-Mexico border.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
5 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The only chopping required is for the chicken itself, if your butcher doesn’t give you a hand, and to mince the garlic.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Aug. 2025
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Mascherano did not mince words after the game, harshly criticizing the officials for slapping Falcon with a red card without a video review.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
3 Aug. 2025
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“Flounce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flounce. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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