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Recent Examples of Synonyms for furbelows
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Prone to wearing clothes that suggest an overgrown pre-teen herself, all frills, flounces and bright colors, Martha doesn’t look like great maternal material to Claire, although this judgmental attitude may be evidence of her own maternal deficiencies.
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Two centuries later, frills and flounces are back in style on the heels of the cottagecore bedding scene, allowing your bedscape to embrace its softer side.
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Still, Nay Palad is also actively involved in the protection and post-typhoon regeneration of the sprawling mangrove system that fringes the property on one side.
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On Israel, which fringes on both the Left and the Right have increasingly abandoned, Gallego questioned those who want to defund defensive support to the Middle Eastern nation.
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This lightweight, ankle-length dress adheres to the dress code, while still adding a little something extra thanks to the summery ruffles that drapes across the silhouette.
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Monse and Louis Vuitton give denim dimension with exaggerated ruffles and florals constructions.
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Magnolia leaf and fir branch garland swags drape our staircases, and warm white lights illuminate our trees.
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No frills are left to entice or distract passengers.
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There are no frills to the moment, just her and her microphone.
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Hamilton let his signature braids down ahead of his race at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, which marks the seventh stop on the Formula 1 calendar this year.
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The latter, in particular, braids the bittersweet melodies of anorak-sporting vintage twee with ear-bleeding country-grunge that evokes Meat Puppets’ heaviest squalls.
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In the last two years, South Africa has deported more than 100,000 people the home affairs ministry says were in the country illegally, while also stopping around 500,000 others at borders trying to enter without documents.
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There are just too many things that can go wrong that cross national borders.
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Off-duty, Styles often laces up Adidas sneakers.
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Just a little farther up the lakeshore, co-owner Yasuaki Saito’s new spot laces its breakfast menu with Japanese ingredients and Americana swagger.
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“Furbelows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/furbelows. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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