Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frilled
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The island’s more disheveled beach, Pasture Bay (a hawksbill turtle nesting haven from June until November), is fringed by wayward bushes and wildflowers—a scene, one imagines, not far removed from the one Christopher Columbus sailed into in 1463.—
Rosalyn Wikeley,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026 -
Inching through the beam of light, an alien creature crawled across the surface of the sand, resembling an inch-long cluster of ghostly leaves fringed with silvery filigree and capped with a pair of antennae-like stalks.—
Luis Melecio-Zambrano,
Mercury News,
18 Jan. 2026
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Intricate beadwork embroidered the neckline of the gown, and followed through to the front placket and the waistline.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
21 Jan. 2026
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At the bust and along the sides, the dress gained additional dimension with three French laces embroidered onto the main fabric.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
20 Jan. 2026
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The vases reference braided patterns and natural hair, motifs Coker has explored before.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
21 Jan. 2026
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The longest layers of Hadid's hair have been braided in two low pigtails, with the shortest layers left loose for a bit of shagginess.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
20 Jan. 2026
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Residents looked on in awe as atmospheric friction brought on by the blistering speed of re-entry wreathed the capsule's heat shield in glowing plasma.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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Marinated salmon and confit artichoke arrived wreathed in smoke under a glass cloche to heighten our attention to umami.—
Gemma Price,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Dec. 2025
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Both Clausen and Bird give cautiously tender performances laced with mounting dread and sorrow.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2026
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Prosecutors allege Richins poisoned her husband with a cocktail laced with illicit fentanyl while the couple was celebrating at their home in March 2022.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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In a video obtained by TMZ, Sweeney, wearing black cargo pants, a black hoodie and a black hat, hung a clothesline of bras over the sign all while being filmed.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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In Monday’s frigid cold, the Pride flag hung limply from a flagpole barely visible from the windows of the Statehouse.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Frilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frilled. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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