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Recent Examples of frilly
The cream gown is embellished with ruffles galore—tracing the contours of the bodice and skirt, not to mention its diaphanous frilly sleeves.
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Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2025
The sumptuous set was layered over a frilly blouse in a vibrant green shade.
—Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2025
No amount of refined wordplay or frilly couture can disguise how neatly the women’s war of wills fits into a larger filmography obsessed with the ways everyone madly scrambles for influence and control.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
That desire apparently only lasts until the first opportunity to show Charlie Hunnam masturbating in frilly lingerie; from there, operatic monstrosity ensues.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
Charli xcx wore a windbreaker and frilly shorts to the Saint Laurent show.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Blooming over a long season, the fragrant, frilly blooms draw Gulf Fritillary and other butterfly species to the garden.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2025
Colorful containers filled with frilly ornamental kale and fall flowers accent the pathway to the door and provide a warm welcome.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
Layer a pink-long sleeve tee and leggings underneath a frilly dress, and pile on the pearls.
—Ella Cerón, Parents, 16 Sep. 2025
Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2025
The sumptuous set was layered over a frilly blouse in a vibrant green shade.
—Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2025
No amount of refined wordplay or frilly couture can disguise how neatly the women’s war of wills fits into a larger filmography obsessed with the ways everyone madly scrambles for influence and control.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
That desire apparently only lasts until the first opportunity to show Charlie Hunnam masturbating in frilly lingerie; from there, operatic monstrosity ensues.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
Charli xcx wore a windbreaker and frilly shorts to the Saint Laurent show.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Blooming over a long season, the fragrant, frilly blooms draw Gulf Fritillary and other butterfly species to the garden.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2025
Colorful containers filled with frilly ornamental kale and fall flowers accent the pathway to the door and provide a warm welcome.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
Layer a pink-long sleeve tee and leggings underneath a frilly dress, and pile on the pearls.
—Ella Cerón, Parents, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frilly
Adjective
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For both, the team is working from its Paris office to qualify for the full French tax rebate, crafting visual effects designed to be seamless rather than showy.—
Ben Croll,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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With white spring blooms, showy bark, edible purple-red berries, and great autumn color, this plant offers year-round interest.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
2 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Pierre was short, with a white beard and flamboyant wild hair.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Over the decades, she became known for her over-the-top looks and flamboyant style, eventually becoming a guest on fashion shows and red carpets, and even starring in fashion campaigns.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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How to narrow your performance gap The most obvious examples of self-destructive behavior from investors come during market extremes, Ptak says, with over-exuberant investors piling into the market when stocks have already shot up and panic-selling when the market hits the skids.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
27 Oct. 2025
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Stone and Lanthimos have since worked together several times, and their collaboration, a mutual-favoritism society, has been hailed and sometimes reviled for its darkly exuberant sense of risk.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The boom in production costs has been blamed on high talent prices, stemming from extravagant spending by big streamers in recent years.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
6 Nov. 2025
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Not every Tesla investor was on board with the extravagant deal.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Naturally, the primary suite was equipped with a massive boutique-style dressing room to accommodate John’s ostentatious wardrobe.—
Mekita Rivas,
Architectural Digest,
7 Nov. 2025
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Design-wise, the Vanguard glasses are a little too ostentatious for everyday wear, and they're not even offered with prescription lenses (unlike the HSTN glasses), but athletes will appreciate them for outdoor sports like beach volleyball, cycling, and running.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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One of the great pleasures of anime is that its unabashed, rollicky genre pieces are often suffused with grand, but not grandiose, sociopolitical commentary — a heady combination that many similar pictures can’t pull off.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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The Great Park idea was hatched two-plus decades ago amid grandiose promises.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Officials need to spend more time reforming existing programs and less time getting overwrought.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
24 Oct. 2025
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Regretting You is a similarly ridiculous and overwrought slice of melodrama, leavened with strange moments of comedy that leave you wondering if the whole thing isn’t some kind of bizarre art project, an elaborate, camp parody of the very notion of romantic literature itself.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Produced from 1996 to 2005, the Neptune is an elegant take on the classic sports watch featuring a slim case and an integrated bracelet with fish scale-like links in honor of the god of the sea.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
8 Nov. 2025
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Paris Hilton looks elegant in a black gown with her signature sparkly touch at the Waldorf Astoria's grand reopening in New York City.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Frilly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frilly. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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