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Recent Examples of gorgeously
Written by Italian playwright Stefano Massini as an epic poem and adapted for the stage by Ben Power, the play’s language is lyrical and gorgeously descriptive.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
So Tommy reassumes his role as the head of the Peaky Blinders, essentially punches the Germans one more time in the face, and gets a meaningful, gorgeously shot sequence in the film’s final act.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
Sega Bodega’s new duo with singer Mayah Alkhateri takes a familiar sound, shoegaze, and refracts it through Arabic-language singing and ultra-modern club pop, to gorgeously unexpected effect.
—Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 19 Mar. 2026
The Matthieu Blazy design gorgeously referenced Grace Kelly's famous 1956 Oscars gown.
—Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 16 Mar. 2026
The result was a gorgeously ornate solid-body guitar, featuring the titular animal under the bridge in mother-of-pearl.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2026
The Brahms started with promise, Vogler’s cello projecting a big but gorgeously creamy tone.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026
Add this gorgeously savory onion dish to your 13x9 repertoire for a new family favorite at Easter.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2026
The bridges, many of them built in the 1800s and still in use, cross icy rivers and streams, contrasting gorgeously with meadows blanketed in white.
—Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2026
Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
So Tommy reassumes his role as the head of the Peaky Blinders, essentially punches the Germans one more time in the face, and gets a meaningful, gorgeously shot sequence in the film’s final act.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
Sega Bodega’s new duo with singer Mayah Alkhateri takes a familiar sound, shoegaze, and refracts it through Arabic-language singing and ultra-modern club pop, to gorgeously unexpected effect.
—Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 19 Mar. 2026
The Matthieu Blazy design gorgeously referenced Grace Kelly's famous 1956 Oscars gown.
—Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 16 Mar. 2026
The result was a gorgeously ornate solid-body guitar, featuring the titular animal under the bridge in mother-of-pearl.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2026
The Brahms started with promise, Vogler’s cello projecting a big but gorgeously creamy tone.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026
Add this gorgeously savory onion dish to your 13x9 repertoire for a new family favorite at Easter.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2026
The bridges, many of them built in the 1800s and still in use, cross icy rivers and streams, contrasting gorgeously with meadows blanketed in white.
—Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gorgeously
Adverb
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Grasslands, especially those in humid areas with good soil, provision their local food webs as richly as do forests.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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The rhythm created by the voice and the instruments is richly unsettling.—
Stephen Kearse,
Pitchfork,
24 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Yet the homage to Badinter proved strikingly uncontroversial, with politicians from opposite ends of the political spectrum striving to claim him as one of their own.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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Vaughn, Jacobs notes ▪ The other two portal additions at receiver — West Virginia’s Cam Vaughn and South Carolina’s Vandrevius Jacobs — had strikingly similar production.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
30 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The rocket's first flight in March 2025 saw Spectrum lift off and clear the pad, only to crash spectacularly less than a minute later.—
Brett Tingley,
Space.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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Her strike partner Paige Kenton spectacularly notched a second two minutes later.—
José Sánchez Córdova,
Dallas Morning News,
22 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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And here is a tip — a teaspoon of honey enhances the flavors splendidly.—
Ed Silverman,
STAT,
24 Mar. 2026
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The ensemble works splendidly together.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
10 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Her custom jade green bustier gown came with a plunging sweetheart neckline and peplum waist, ornately embellished in stone and crystal embroidery.—
Kevin Huynh,
InStyle,
16 Mar. 2026
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Inside, the ornately elegant venue may have seemed like an unlikely setting for Junior H’s melancholy corridos tumbados.—
Isabela Raygoza,
Billboard,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Gorgeously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gorgeously. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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