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Recent Examples of plushness
Typically, it’s also piled with throw pillows for additional plushness and personality.
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Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 31 May 2026
After years of walking across my old flat-weave rug, the plushness of this 100% wool, handmade creation is a major upgrade.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2026
Comfort and plushness aside, the guest rooms have a neutral palette that does not take attention away from what’s waiting outside the room, either the turquoise-blue waters of the Atlantic Ocean or the property’s verdant green gardens.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Apr. 2026
Canada Goose Mystique Puffer Coat The warm, puffy coat of your dreams, this Canada Goose find is filled with 750 power down and 10 percent feather down for cloud-like plushness.
—Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2026
Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 31 May 2026
After years of walking across my old flat-weave rug, the plushness of this 100% wool, handmade creation is a major upgrade.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2026
Comfort and plushness aside, the guest rooms have a neutral palette that does not take attention away from what’s waiting outside the room, either the turquoise-blue waters of the Atlantic Ocean or the property’s verdant green gardens.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Apr. 2026
Canada Goose Mystique Puffer Coat The warm, puffy coat of your dreams, this Canada Goose find is filled with 750 power down and 10 percent feather down for cloud-like plushness.
—Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plushness
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Ingredients reach a new level of exotic opulence at Kaiseki-style restaurant T-Pan—think snow wagyu beef (said to be found in only four restaurants in the world), white albino caviar, and turquoise shrimp caviar from Australia.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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Weaving together an opulence of archival material and smart clip choices, Thompson and his editor Paul Van Dyck proceed chronologically through Lean’s professional and private life, starting with his childhood in the drab South London borough of Croyden with a strict Quaker family.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
27 May 2026
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The spirit is then aged for roughly 18–24 months in American white oak, long enough to nudge it toward extra-Añejo richness while remaining legally Añejo.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Morrison’s aesthetic is very oriented toward a kind of richness of interpretation.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
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Each of the Maisons is represented via artifacts that tell their unique stories of sumptuousness and cultural dialogue that helped shape diplomacy, identity, and popular culture.—
Nancy Olson,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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In the sumptuousness of the bibliophile’s parlor, studying Black history occasioned reverent, joyous gatherings.—
Laura E. Helton,
Literary Hub,
20 Apr. 2026
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There’s an understated lavishness; no celebrity interior designers have been let loose and rooms have a lustrous palette of pinks, yellows and blues.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 May 2026
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Of course, Carly’s kitsch far outdid her neighbors’ in its oddness, luridness, lavishness.—
Olivia Kan-Sperling,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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In spite of The Connaught’s obvious grandeur and heritage kudos, everyone is treated as equal by each member of staff with the deft service touch that the Maybourne Group pulls off so beautifully.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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Blending aristocratic grandeur with youthful energy, the imagery aims to celebrate individuality rather than uniformity, the company noted.—
Stephen Garner,
Footwear News,
3 June 2026
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This includes square footage of housing as well as amenities that are once viewed as luxuries but are now seen as necessities, such as dishwashers and air-conditioning.—
Allison Schrager,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026
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The analyst said shareholders should be impressed, noting that demand remains robust, especially in luxury homes.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
30 May 2026
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Championing not just human magnificence but human imperfection is a radical turn.—
Elizabeth Bruenig,
The Atlantic,
27 May 2026
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Adjective — shining brilliantly; full of splendor and magnificence.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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But then, what is art if not an attempt to tidy up the real world’s teeming luxuriance?—
Sebastian Smee,
Washington Post,
5 Dec. 2023
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The comic luxuriance of Roman references should not blind us to the significance of these constant appeals to the Roman Republic and to classical virtue.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2022
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“Plushness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plushness. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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