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Adjective
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There were spectacular shots in front of an appreciative Headingley audience as England galloped along at close to five runs an over, throwing away many of their wickets along the way, as is their wont, before eventually being dismissed six runs short of India’s 471.—
Paul Newman,
New York Times,
22 June 2025 -
Astros center fielder Jake Meyers raced to the gap in left-center to make a spectacular, full-extension diving catch of Adell’s drive with a runner on first base and one out in the bottom of the eighth to preserve a 2-2 tie.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2025
Adjective
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That makes him 6-9 in shoes, which is not a particularly glaring difference.—
Jack Magruder,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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Harrison was a glaring weak link for the Jaguars last season.—
Ted Nguyen,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
Adjective
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Even so, a fancy public station with credit card processing can cost 5 times as much, for the equipment, as a basic one, though the electrician can cost more.—
Brad Templeton,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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Last week's Cruising Altitude: Want to fly in a fancy seat for less?—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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Auburn hair with florid countenance denotes the highest order of sentiment and intensity of feeling, purity of character, with the highest capacity for enjoyment of suffering.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2025
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The prose is florid and overwritten: While Martin uses normal language to methodically introduce an unease without even hinting at the supernatural, and drives the story through conflict among his characters, the AIs are all unsubtle.—
Kelsey Piper,
Vox,
12 May 2025
Adjective
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Photo : Gavin Cater The dining room unfolds into a snazzy kitchen outfitted with a La Cornue range.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
16 June 2025
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Something delicate and silver, that goes almost anywhere for evening, or to almost any snazzy daytime event.—
Gretta Monahan,
Boston Herald,
18 May 2025
Adjective
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The brand launched a fireworks-display-worth of flavors in cans with Technicolor illustrations that look like a 1980s suburban mall fever dream, evoking tacky Gen X nostalgia brands like LA Gear, Ocean Pacific and Camp Beverly Hills.—
Liza Weisstuch,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 June 2025
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While other personal lubricants of this nature get sticky or tacky fairly quickly, Lelo's formula simply doesn’t.—
Amanda Chatel,
Wired News,
7 June 2025
Adjective
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The film was a hit on 42nd Street, possessing a certain tawdry entertainment value.—
Katie Rife,
IndieWire,
11 June 2025
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The tawdry soap is the favorite show consumed by the titular trash-TV-loving security robot, Murderbot (Alexander Skarsgård).—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
Adjective
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After all, when the sun is so bright and the water so warm, who would ever want the summer to end?—
Erik Morse,
Vogue,
26 June 2025
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The Royals are betting Cruz’s future remains bright.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
26 June 2025
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“Glittery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glittery. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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