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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
  • Think of them as the velvet in your cocktail—lush, slightly floral, and surprisingly versatile.
    Emily Price, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
  • The unknown woman posed for photos while walking the red carpet in a strapless black and white dress with floral designs on top which transitioned into a full black skirt.
    Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2025
Adjective
  • Despite rhetorical nods to sovereignty, the Trump administration has showed little interest in backing most independence movements, like those of the Kurds, throughout the Middle East, or the Catalans, in Spain.
    Ryan D. Griffiths, Foreign Affairs, 20 May 2025
  • This kind of rhetorical whiplash doesn’t sit right.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
Adjective
  • On March 25, 2024, Homeland Security agents used an armored vehicle to storm the ornate front gate at the rap mogul's estate on uber-exclusive Star Island while executing a search warrant on the property, according to testimony from Homeland Security Special Agent Gerard Gannon, who led the raid.
    Janelle Griffith, People.com, 21 May 2025
  • The Gia Borghini campaign star styled one of the red carpet’s most ornate looks in 2023, wearing a tulle trompe-l’oeil gown from Viktor & Rolf’s spring 2023 collection.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 20 May 2025
Adjective
  • Placing your plant in direct sunlight can cause the plant’s leaves to burn or turn a reddish purple color.
    Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 May 2025
  • The Emmy Award-winning actress styled a floral midi dress in shades of purple, pink and light blue.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 21 May 2025

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“Flowery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flowery. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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