Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for preened
Verb
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None sought headlines or fame or gloated in press coverage.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
2 Oct. 2025 -
In June, a livestream of UCLA’s graduation paused on a graduate who gloated for the camera about ChatGPT ostensibly doing his final exams for him.—
Lindsey Witmer Collins,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The duo exulted in success and strove to support a young family in a fickle industry.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
5 Oct. 2025
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Where Godard and his collaborators exulted in their freedom, Linklater was intent on painstaking accuracy.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Preened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preened. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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