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Recent Examples of furbelow
Maya Singer, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2022
Porsche's design department clearly had fun with this model, reaching deep into the brand's endless reservoir of badges and colors, frills and furbelows.
—Jens Meiners, Car and Driver, 1 June 2020
Noun
Oddly, for such a modernizer, Michele’s taste tends toward the baroque, or even the rococo—the man has seemingly never encountered a frill or furbelow that displeased him—and his collections are littered with vintage references.
—Maya Singer, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2022
Porsche's design department clearly had fun with this model, reaching deep into the brand's endless reservoir of badges and colors, frills and furbelows.
—Jens Meiners, Car and Driver, 1 June 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for furbelow
Noun
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These services include lawn mowing, edging, trimming, snow removal and yard maintenance.—
Kathy Kristof,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Jan. 2026
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The seeming impossibility of Shane and Ilya’s homosexual love affair makes for an enjoyable sort of narrative edging.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
10 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Eager to make connections with important people, Kapoor invited mayors to ribbon cuttings and doled outmore than $100,000 in campaign checks from corporate accounts, about half of which went to a political committee supporting a losing candidate in this November’s Miami Beach mayoral race.—
Sarah Blaskey,
Miami Herald,
16 Dec. 2025
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Slash your prep time in half with this nifty vegetable chopper that can chop, dice, spiral, and ribbon your produce any which way, all while keeping your fingers out of harm’s way.—
Clara McMahon,
PEOPLE,
1 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Beach weddings and backyard events are well-suited to boho and free-spirited pieces, so try a strapless or halter design with details like ruffles and rosettes.—
Alison Syrett Cleary,
Glamour,
6 Jan. 2026
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Eyelet lace met great proportions at Altuzarra and Jacquemus, while Chloé and McQueen piled on the ruffles.—
Rosie Jarman,
Vogue,
3 Jan. 2026
Verb
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But while Provo has become developed, its neighbors, Parrish assured me, remain timeless idylls, their empty interiors encircled by endless beaches fringed with casuarina trees.—
Henry Wismayer,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Jan. 2026
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Smooth finishes are going fringed; sharp angles are evolving into organic curves; neutral beiges and browns are being replaced with bold, vivid blues.—
Abby Morgan Lebet,
Glamour,
30 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Among the groups singled out was the left-wing National Liberation Army (ELN), Colombia’s largest and most powerful guerrilla organization, which controls vast stretches of the 1,400-mile border between Colombia and Venezuela.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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Now, none of the concepts redrawing state borders have a political chance of becoming reality.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
16 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Attach to the mantle, tree, or garland with the tails of the string.—
Lauren Bengtson,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Dec. 2025
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Stoppard was often hailed as the greatest British playwright of his generation and was garlanded with honors, including a shelf full of theater gongs.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
29 Nov. 2025
Noun
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After pouring out all of Tallulah’s earthly possessions — loose cash, thongs, several vapes, Bubble Tape — Paulena takes the bag and flounces off, leaving Tallulah vibrating with rage and Maia quietly panicking.—
Caroline Framke,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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The flounce hem is feminine and fun, adding just enough interest to take this from plain to chic.—
Ivy Odom,
Southern Living,
9 July 2025
Verb
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Brownell, who took the reins of the Netflix series for Season 3, wore two dainty white pocket squares embroidered with the initials E and F along with her elegant brown and maroon suit and gloves at the Season 4 red carpet premiere, which was held in Paris, France at the Palais Brongniart.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
14 Jan. 2026
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Obama's outfit consisted of a sleeveless high-neck top embroidered with tinsel-like sequins, as well as a form-fitting tweed pencil skirt trimmed with a flurry of fringe.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Furbelow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/furbelow. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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