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Recent Examples of flounces
Christina Grace Tucker, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
Noun
When Hyacinth flounces off to check the hall, Eloise hot on her trail, Sophie begs for a moment of Violet’s time.
—Christina Grace Tucker, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flounces
Noun
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Manuel then slipped into a stark white dress overflowing with ruffles and shrugged on a matching lace shawl with long fringing over it—all key elements to bringing his hypnotizing moves to life.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
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When most people think about boho today—especially amid its recent revival—an airy romance of cascading ruffles and suede almost certainly comes to mind.—
Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
21 Feb. 2026
Verb
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He high-steps, air-guitars, and sashays around as a program who abandoned his once-rebellious origins to survive the danger of the Grid.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Fur trims and shearling may have defined winter, but glove ballet flats offer an effortless way to carry the look into the warmer days.—
Amanda Le,
InStyle,
25 Feb. 2026
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Higher trims include even more luxuries, including leather seating and premium sound.—
Scotty Reiss,
Parents,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The central room features a world map made of red glass balls, ignoring political borders and using the Gall-Peters rectangular, equal-area map projection to challenge traditional power dynamics in cartography.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
25 Feb. 2026
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One helpful reality check is looking beyond our borders.—
Katrina Donham,
Parents,
25 Feb. 2026
Verb
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All the while, Narciso’s Judge Brack stalks Hedda with a predator’s stealth.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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Angela stalks the flatlands of Odessa in designer heels and diamond chokers.—
Sarah Hepola,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The movie plunks us down at Mar-a-Lago, where Melania struts out the door and into the back of an SUV, which will take her to the red-white-and-blue private plane painted with the word TRUMP that’s waiting for her at the airport.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
30 Jan. 2026
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At the Barclays, Ellie struts the halls—all eyes are on her and her entourage.—
Marc Williams,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The micro-style, trimmed with frills along the back, quickly found its way onto creator Devon Lee Carlson and rap artist Sexy Redd at Coachella, before subsequently selling out on the brand’s site.—
Amy Francombe,
Vogue,
20 Feb. 2026
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While the original Transporter is a cavernous duffel devoid of frills and features, the Squffel is overflowing with organizational extras.—
Drew Zieff,
Outside,
17 Feb. 2026
Verb
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In its first, most romantic act, Hamnet is enchanting and fanciful; Agnes traipses through the lush forests of Warwickshire, embarking upon a sweet, awkward courtship with Shakespeare.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
27 Nov. 2025
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Ella’s son is now 7 and sometimes traipses downstairs to gouge his grandparents’ cereal collection.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
2 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Flounces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flounces. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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