as in to ribbon
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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.
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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.
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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
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The organic edging and modern handles create a sleek, sophisticated finish.
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Singh explains that plastic edging, as well as wood, rock, or bricks, can crack, fade, move out of place, or become exposed over time, while doing little for the garden beyond creating a line.
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Mesquite and acacia trees ribbon the lower elevations, while Douglas firs and ponderosa pine line the upper reaches.
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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.
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There's that fish net aspect in there, the ruffles to mimic the coral, the pearls.
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The ruffle hem adds volume so that the dress moves with you.
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In addition to fringe researchers and experts, Senators Kirsten Gillibrand of New York and Mike Rounds of South Dakota are both planning to speak.
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Sustainability is a priority at Sal Salis, with the 16 eco-luxury safari tents designed for minimal impact, just metres from the largest fringing reef in the world, its barefoot luxury as nature intended.
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Tucked along the Green River, not far from the Utah-Wyoming border, the refuge serves as a vital sanctuary for migratory birds and threatened species like the bald eagle.
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Allowed Trump to turn back asylum-seekers at the southern border and to immediately halt temporary protection from deportation for Syrians and Haitians.
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American Stories is just nine songs, but pretty much every centimeter is garlanded with grabby bits of sonic filigree.
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In the meantime, brutal disappointment is our fate, as so much writing garlanded with praise upon publication stands revealed as shockingly feeble, even venal, confirming that our time had been darkening for decades before Donald Trump took power.
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For some, summer is about wearing lightweight bohemian pieces, like flowing blouses, voluminous dresses, a lots of frills and flounces.
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On stage right, a rack of children’s dance costumes: tulle, sparkles, flounce.
Verb
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In his letter to Hawley, Manfred said that rule was collectively bargained with the MLB Players Association and prohibits players from writing, attaching, affixing, embroidering or otherwise displaying messages on apparel or playing equipment.
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Lipa also wore a six-metre tulle wedding veil that was also hand-embroidered with beads and feathers.
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“Furbelow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/furbelow. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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