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Recent Examples of gorgeously
Sold to Menemsha, genuinely tense and gorgeously shot, highlighting the heavenly mountains and a historical hell.
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John Hopewell, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
The camera lingers on dripping egg yolks and squishy, bubbling dough; the protagonist, Cathy Earnshaw (played by Margot Robbie), must wade through pig’s blood on her way to the moors near her home, leaving a trim of viscera on her gorgeously anachronistic dress.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
Right by Bivio Mora 4 is Cavalli e Nastri Mora, a gorgeously ornate store with equally stunning pieces.
—Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2026
Her go-to fringe takes on a longer, wispier, and curtain bang style that pairs gorgeously with her loose waves.
—Krista Carter, InStyle, 27 Jan. 2026
In a wool-blend, this Madewell Fair Isle Boxy Sweater is gorgeously cozy for a winter day in the Dolomites or paired with a great pair of leather pants for aperitivo in Milan.
—Nneya Richards, Travel + Leisure, 14 Jan. 2026
Assadi’s novels are lyrical and gorgeously original—this novel reads as poetry.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
Paralleling the women's insistence on beauty in the face of devastation, the clip is also visually beautiful, each shot framed and colored gorgeously.
—James Factora, Them., 12 Dec. 2025
The ultra-pigmented formula leaves behind gorgeously rich colors.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2025
John Hopewell, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
The camera lingers on dripping egg yolks and squishy, bubbling dough; the protagonist, Cathy Earnshaw (played by Margot Robbie), must wade through pig’s blood on her way to the moors near her home, leaving a trim of viscera on her gorgeously anachronistic dress.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
Right by Bivio Mora 4 is Cavalli e Nastri Mora, a gorgeously ornate store with equally stunning pieces.
—Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2026
Her go-to fringe takes on a longer, wispier, and curtain bang style that pairs gorgeously with her loose waves.
—Krista Carter, InStyle, 27 Jan. 2026
In a wool-blend, this Madewell Fair Isle Boxy Sweater is gorgeously cozy for a winter day in the Dolomites or paired with a great pair of leather pants for aperitivo in Milan.
—Nneya Richards, Travel + Leisure, 14 Jan. 2026
Assadi’s novels are lyrical and gorgeously original—this novel reads as poetry.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
Paralleling the women's insistence on beauty in the face of devastation, the clip is also visually beautiful, each shot framed and colored gorgeously.
—James Factora, Them., 12 Dec. 2025
The ultra-pigmented formula leaves behind gorgeously rich colors.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gorgeously
Adverb
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But it’s also richly informed by intuition.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
21 Feb. 2026
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Commoners were considered poor, but had a richly varied diet at a time when the English elite had come to favor meat, wheat, and sugar, the precursor to today’s fast-food diet.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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And this strikingly immediate version foregrounds intimacy and texture.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2026
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Its inbound and outbound migration patterns were strikingly similar.—
Chaya Tong,
Austin American Statesman,
16 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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If Tell Me Lies scratched your itch for watching wealthy, beautiful people make spectacularly terrible decisions that ripple through their entire social circle, Gossip Girl basically invented that formula.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2026
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But the new uniforms flopped spectacularly upon their debut in spring training, with players complaining that the jerseys looked cheap, felt papery and that the names on the back were too small.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
18 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Yet this is truly an ensemble show, in which each performer has multiple opportunities to shine, executing some splendidly silly bits together, such as delivering CPR to a sandwich or convincingly channeling their inner tots during some post-bedtime horseplay.—
Rob Hubbard,
Twin Cities,
1 Feb. 2026
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Day trips to Amalfi-style Taormina are well-advised for those who have yet to gawp at its clifftop panoramas across the Mediterranean or its film star hotels, as are jaunts to the rambling flea markets and splendidly scruffy trattorias of nearby Catania.—
Rosalyn Wikeley,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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In 1819, a special acoustic chair was designed for the king of Portugal, featuring arms ornately carved to look like open lion mouths, which helped transmit sound to the king’s ear via speaking tubes.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 Jan. 2026
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The movie is an empty shell ornately decorated with eyecatching camera angles, an acidulously sun-bright palette, and whimsical dialogue.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Gorgeously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gorgeously. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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