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Recent Examples of plummy
Eschewing cult-leader cliché for a plummy everyday friendliness that eventually circles round to sinister, Ben Whishaw cleverly plays Elon as equal parts guru and grifter: His counsel is sometimes obvious, but what the person needs to hear just the same.
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 27 Dec. 2024
Oh, certainly, the plummy voice on the other end says, that’s no trouble at all.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
The land surrounding the estate, once a rich source of Piedmont’s dry Barbaresco and plummy Barbera wines, could be planted with enough new vines to produce around 100,000 bottles a year.
—Zoë Dare Hall, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Your summer beauty plans may include a cult-classic lip color, a sultry plummy eye, or a golden-peach pop of color on the cheeks.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 1 Aug. 2024
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 27 Dec. 2024
Oh, certainly, the plummy voice on the other end says, that’s no trouble at all.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
The land surrounding the estate, once a rich source of Piedmont’s dry Barbaresco and plummy Barbera wines, could be planted with enough new vines to produce around 100,000 bottles a year.
—Zoë Dare Hall, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Your summer beauty plans may include a cult-classic lip color, a sultry plummy eye, or a golden-peach pop of color on the cheeks.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 1 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plummy
Adjective
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The mellifluous voices carry a lovely, velvety texture, but don’t be fooled.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
28 Oct. 2025
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By flouting all conventions in the face of rock and roll and making a mellifluous spectacle of the music that moved through his body like a thought from God, Jarrett has become a peerless symbol of artistic purity, his talent singular, his every note sui generis.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The world outside me was big and rich with far more important and grave matters.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Advertisement Mamdani’s political success is largely credited to a media-savvy campaign that centered affordability in one of the world’s most expensive cities, with Mamdani vowing to levy New York’s ultra-rich to pay for childcare, transportation, and even grocery stores.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The Cold Brew has a nice mellow coffee flavor and about as much caffeine as an 8-ounce mug of coffee at 100 milligrams.—
Alaina Chou,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
30 Oct. 2025
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But Robert also was unique with a mellow approach to broadcasting.—
Jim Walsh,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The country twang of her Nashville origins has been replaced with sonorous synths, and in the case of Showgirl, a throwback to the retro electric guitar sound of her bestselling 2014 album 1989.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Oct. 2025
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The work contains sonorous bouts of sorrow, but rage is its primary register.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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To say the least, the film is an emotionally resonant and complex showcase that unabashedly shows Agnes’ imperfect journey through the other side of trauma.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
30 Oct. 2025
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One of Macy’s most resonant discoveries is the loneliness and isolation of so many in Urbana.—
Alex Kotlowitz,
The Atlantic,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Plummy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plummy. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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