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Recent Examples of flowery The Au Sable Light Station, built in 1874, stands near a flowery field, June 12. Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Dec. 2024 Join 1 other in the comments View Comments If the metaphor is too flowery for you, pick another. David G. Allan, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024 Upton's winning entry wore a rainbow skirt, a neon green shirt, a flowery cardigan, sparkly teal shoes and a knit cap imprinted with the nose and whiskers of a cat. Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 26 Nov. 2024 Unlike Woolf's flowery, ornate prose, West is far more straightforward. Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 16 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for flowery
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flowery
Adjective
  • Florals are a consistently ubiquitous trend during the spring and summer seasons, and 2025 Wimbledon has already become a site of floral apparel for high-profile attendees.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 1 July 2025
  • The rug will catch the attention of visitors with its pleasing floral pattern in a neutral color.
    Michelle Rostamian, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 June 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Adjective
  • Macron addressed members of both houses of Britain’s Parliament packed into the building’s ornate Royal Gallery.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 8 July 2025
  • 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
Adjective
  • Rachel Brosnahan opted for a sparkly purple Ralph Lauren gown at the Superman premiere in L.A.
    Catherine Santino, People.com, 9 July 2025
  • Look for bronze or dark spots on the foliage or prominent purple veins.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 July 2025

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“Flowery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flowery. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.

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