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Opt for a vanity that works with your existing decor and has furniture-like details like cane, fluting, and turned legs.
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Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Apr. 2025
The Perpetual 1908 is housed in a 39mm yellow gold case with a domed and fluted bezel.
—Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 1 Apr. 2025
In 75 minutes – in fluting, soaring voices, to music by Jan Ekedahl – 35 singers carry us to Stockholm and back.
—Maggie Lewis Thomas, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Dec. 2024
The points were fluted and came in various sizes, often used on projectiles like spears.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 29 Oct. 2024
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Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Apr. 2025
The Perpetual 1908 is housed in a 39mm yellow gold case with a domed and fluted bezel.
—Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 1 Apr. 2025
In 75 minutes – in fluting, soaring voices, to music by Jan Ekedahl – 35 singers carry us to Stockholm and back.
—Maggie Lewis Thomas, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Dec. 2024
The points were fluted and came in various sizes, often used on projectiles like spears.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 29 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flute
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Several people milled around, neatening the area, touching up Cage’s makeup.—
Susan Orlean,
New Yorker,
11 Oct. 2025
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Once the rice has been milled and had its bran layer removed, it gets tumbled in a narrow tube for around seven seconds.—
Emily Johnson,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The doctors and the cat file out, leaving the dog alone.—
Bruce Headlam,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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Prosecutors in Arapahoe and Weld counties filed at a lower rate than in Denver.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
13 Oct. 2025
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Planning laws also resulted in the north and east faces of the tower being chamfered, presumably to ensure views and sunlight weren't blocked in key areas.—
Adam Williams,
New Atlas,
16 Apr. 2025
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The body of the A6 looks as solid as a block of granite that's been chiseled and chamfered to knock off the sharp edges.—
Fred M.H. Gregory,
Car and Driver,
12 July 2023
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For dining, guests can tuck into casual bistro fare at Rosélys, or graze at the 8,000-square-foot Marché Artisans, home to an artisanal bakery, a doughnut counter, a pizza oven, and crêpe and ice-cream stations, among other temptations.—
Siobhan Reid,
Vogue,
10 Oct. 2025
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The feral horses still graze among the dunes, and the marshes turn golden as fall deepens.—
Becca Blond,
AFAR Media,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Flute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flute. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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