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Recent Examples of princeliness
The whole place had been assembled decades earlier with an eye toward princeliness, and now had a shabby, endearing grandeur.
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Lesley M.m. Blume, Town & Country, 2 Nov. 2019
Lesley M.m. Blume, Town & Country, 2 Nov. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for princeliness
Noun
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There’s a creamy richness, a nice farmy note, and good salt.—
Alex Beggs,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
25 Apr. 2026
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Dried beans cooked from scratch with a rind in the pot emerge with a flavor and richness that is difficult to attribute to any single element, but unmistakable in the result.—
Anne Wolf,
Martha Stewart,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But on May 1, a particular kind of message was emphasized — dignity for workers.—
Paris Barraza,
USA Today,
1 May 2026
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Before investing millions more yen in robotic experiments, the next policy response might be to meaningfully lift wages as part of a broader effort to restore dignity and status to the work itself.—
Catherine Thorbecke,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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With four stories and 35 rooms, Joslyn has opulence built, inlaid, and planted in every corner, from its carriage house tower to its gold drawing room and five acres of formal estate gardens.—
Jacqueline Kehoe,
Midwest Living,
22 Apr. 2026
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Mostly, the hotel sits on the serene side of Middle Eastern opulence, with marble, Murano chandeliers, and gold-leaf ceilings cut through with calming, earthy tones inspired by the desert and Arabian Gulf.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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This 50-room boutique hotel in the French Quarter of Charleston aims to nurture a sense of relaxation and comfort, elegance and warm hospitality.—
Asa Canty,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Apr. 2026
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For many women of color, the slick-back bun was, and is, a perfect intersection of elegance and endurance.—
Elizabeth Gulino,
Allure,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Whether despite this background or because of it, young Zac becomes preoccupied with the outward signs of extreme wealth, luxury cars especially, in a manner somewhat precocious but not entirely remarkable for a teenage boy.—
Mark O’Connell,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Starting at $850, their cost is more in line with a luxury mattress than an affordable mattress-in-a-box.—
Alora Bopray,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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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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Beading, feathers, and pony-hair textures bring sumptuousness to ballet flats, clutches, and ladylike handbags, while plush textures give cloud-like softness to pumps and and tote bags.—
Cortne Bonilla,
Vogue,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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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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Despite the buildings’ lavishness, the plastics meeting is in a downstairs space that’s less Dubai bling than basic corporate nice.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Princeliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/princeliness. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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