as in finery
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Noun
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The event at the Casa Alta Vista Estate on Mount Soledad brought together filmmakers, patrons and others from the San Diego area, many in their red-carpet finery.—
La Jolla Light,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Mar. 2026 -
Models dressed in Marie Antoinette-style Rococo finery with a Glastonbury grunge twist at Harris Reed’s festive fall show for Nina Ricci.—
Kevin Huynh,
InStyle,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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At this time, the most ubiquitous of spring ephemerals is in full regalia.—
Sheryl De Vore,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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Despite tough competition from British entrant Olivia Newton-John, ABBA’s spangly outfits and wild theatricality (including their conductor appearing in full Napoleonic regalia) stole the show.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Because the bravery and courage at the heart of the survivor was bruised but not defeated.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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Staff Sergeant Gregory Foster was a Green Beret deployed to Afghanistan when he was injured in an ambush in 2011 and was awarded the Purple Heart and a Bronze Star with valor for bravery.—
Shelley Bortz,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 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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This one from chef Yotam Ottolenghi is basic with no frippery to speak of.—
Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
26 Mar. 2026
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Source: Tolan Inside the fair, venders manned stalls selling sweets and giftable fripperies.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2026
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This trim is primarily a matter of discipline.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2026
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The interior is dressed in upholstery of Charles Blue complemented by the colors Grace White, Deep Navy, and Peony Pink, as well trim of open-pore Blackwood.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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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Plainview has the prospector’s voice without his gaiety.—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2026
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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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“Gaudery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gaudery. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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