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Recent Examples of plummy
At one point, Melanie Field, who plays Sonya, mocks the plummy British sound of Bonneville’s Vanya.
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
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.
—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
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plummy
Adjective
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What could've been a quick journey turns into a 10-year expedition filled with mythical creatures and near-death experiences involving a Cyclops, the mellifluous Sirens, and the witch-goddess Circe.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Dec. 2025
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Within the Paris setting, Chadwick felt aptly French with her gamine pixie cut, and her mellifluous voice was impressively restrained.—
Sarah Moroz,
Pitchfork,
12 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Layer warm materials and textures to make spaces feel richer and less stark.—
Ashlyn Needham,
The Spruce,
8 Jan. 2026
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Trump has repeatedly touted Venezuela’s rich oil supply as among the motivations for the January 2 military assault on the country and the capture of its leader, Nicolás Maduro, who has since been charged with drug trafficking and weapons possession.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Everyone’s really docile and mellow and cool.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Jan. 2026
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The smallest category, the superior queen rooms, come in with mellow tones and geometric lines, and face either courtyard or Brook Street.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Jan. 2026
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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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Emily Henry is so well known for her best-selling emotionally resonant love stories that the author has been called the queen of rom-coms.—
Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Jan. 2026
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The film is an absolute riot, a no-bones-about-it horror flick heightened by powerful music, confident performances, and rich, resonant themes regarding cultural assimilation.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Plummy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plummy. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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