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Trees must be clean of wooden stands, watering bowls, ornaments, lights, wires, string and any other festive finery.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
26 Dec. 2025 -
Admire the Queen Anne and Italianate architecture, including original staircases, fireplace mantles and woodwork, and see these homes bedecked in their best holiday finery.—
Rasputin Todd,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
3 Dec. 2025
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With that, Chiuri headed to the post-event cocktail to pose for a commemorative snap with Arnault, beaming in full regalia.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
12 Jan. 2026
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Prince William, meanwhile, was dapper in a Windsor tail coat with white tie, plus his Most Noble Order of the Garter Sash with the Lesser George and Great Master of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath neck order, among other regalia and medals.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
3 Dec. 2025
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Trump can also highlight individual acts of bravery, naming protesters in interviews and speeches, and sharing videos on social media.—
Behnam Ben Taleblu,
The Atlantic,
9 Jan. 2026
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Alu, O’Hara and a third officer who rescued them from the burning home, Robin Massey, were lauded in 1996 by the National Association of Police Organizations as Top Cops for their bravery on the infamous call.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Jan. 2026
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What was the strategic benefit to the US of all this geopolitical trumpery?—
Peter Bergen,
CNN,
28 May 2022
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So will the border continue to vanish in the face of nativist backlash and a trumpery, gimcrack wall?—
Felipe Fernández-Armesto,
WSJ,
25 June 2018
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None of the 95 rooms at this palatial property, which first opened in the 1860s, is the same, and the decor is an eccentric mishmash that combines every era since then, from Victorian fripperies to sinuously streamlined Art Nouveau.—
Laura Dannen Redman,
Robb Report,
28 July 2025
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In tonight’s episode, Aurora has more to worry about than mere frippery.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
30 June 2025
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This can include excessive trim details, contrasting paint colors on every wall, or ceiling features that are too deep or too busy for the size of the room.—
Timothy Dale,
The Spruce,
15 Jan. 2026
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Regular trims and conditioning treatment masks will help keep the hair in tip-top shape.—
Elise Tabin,
InStyle,
14 Jan. 2026
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For many Americans who don’t celebrate Christmas, sitting out the foofaraw while the whole country conducts Christmas consumption is an annual dose of alienation.—
Amanda Mull,
The Atlantic,
23 Nov. 2020
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No foofaraw: Of course a cleric—in Chih’s case, one who belongs to a holy order tasked with traveling the land and collecting stories—wouldn’t concern themself with gender.—
WIRED Staff,
Wired,
29 Sep. 2020
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Later, for nearly 60 years, the lights were out and the gaiety muted in this once-vibrant community.—
Dorothy Jenkins Fields,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Brooding in the historical background are the plantations, the vexed issue of where the money comes from that underwrites all this charm, these impeccable manners, this unsteady gaiety.—
Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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“Gaudery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gaudery. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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