frump

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Recent Examples of frump June 12, 2024 Katie Holmes is not afraid of putting a little frump in her stride. Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 12 June 2024 Intriguingly, for her latest performance as a great lady from history, playing Israel’s Prime Minister Golda Meir, Mirren has finally opted to go full frump. Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2023 Most often, they’re stacked right next to each other, as when Perry’s great sass-mouth frump Madea suddenly plops into the middle of a dramatic scene. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 12 Sep. 2022 But first: Last week, the Jan. 6 committee made its case that frump tried to pressure then-Vice President Mike Pence to overturn the 2020 election results. Mark Murray, NBC News, 20 June 2022 Dear Amy: My 24-year-old gorgeous, loving, and generous daughter dresses like a messy frump! Detroit Free Press, 1 Nov. 2019 Dear Amy: My 24-year-old gorgeous, loving, and generous daughter dresses (quite honestly) like a messy frump! Amy Dickinson, The Denver Post, 1 Nov. 2019 Dear Amy: My 24-year-old gorgeous, loving, and generous daughter dresses (quite honestly) like a messy frump! Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 1 Nov. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frump
bag
Noun
  • Grocery bags used to store food in refrigerator/freezer.
    Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
  • As Jewish people enter synagogues across the country for Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, many will be greeted by metal detectors, bag check procedures and armed security guards.
    Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Frump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frump. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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