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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preening
Verb
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The gloating tones were not unlike those of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth describing the fate of Iranians under American bombardment.—
Max Hastings,
Twin Cities,
5 Apr. 2026 -
The gloating tones were not unlike those of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth describing the fate of Iranians under American bombardment.—
Max Hastings,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2026
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My introduction to Peters came late last year, when Instagram’s algorithm served me a video of him wearing a baseball cap, primping and pouting for the camera.—
Thomas Chatterton Williams,
The Atlantic,
19 Jan. 2026
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Jenner, like her sister Kim Kardashian, has often turned to Margiela for her most major moments, with an affinity for the house’s sensual, body-exulting designs.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
30 Jan. 2026
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The whoop, the sound of exulting Moby-Dick nuts, goes raggedly around the galleries and hallways of the museum.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Preening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preening. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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