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Recent Examples of red-carpet
Hudson turned to Jean-Louis Sabaji for her red-carpet-ready look.
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Julia Teti, Footwear News, 17 Feb. 2026
There are photos of baby Zohran on Nair’s shoulder for the red-carpet premiere of Mississippi Masala.
—Rebecca Traister, Vulture, 10 Feb. 2026
The reggaeton superstar, who's become known for his androgynous red-carpet style, has previously opened up about his gender-bending aesthetic.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
At red-carpet events last year in New Orleans and this week in the Bay Area, Robinson was feted for his good deeds off the field.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
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Julia Teti, Footwear News, 17 Feb. 2026
There are photos of baby Zohran on Nair’s shoulder for the red-carpet premiere of Mississippi Masala.
—Rebecca Traister, Vulture, 10 Feb. 2026
The reggaeton superstar, who's become known for his androgynous red-carpet style, has previously opened up about his gender-bending aesthetic.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
At red-carpet events last year in New Orleans and this week in the Bay Area, Robinson was feted for his good deeds off the field.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for red-carpet
Adjective
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After nearly an hour of speeches, teams of dignitaries donned red hard hats and filed outside on a cold and gray March afternoon, grabbing shovels for the ceremonial groundbreaking.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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The nearly 3,000-member Congress, a largely ceremonial body that endorses policies set by Communist Party leaders, is due to approve the annual report and budget at its closing session next week, along with a five-year plan setting policy priorities until 2030.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The ones named Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion by the judges make a ceremonious visit at the end of the day to the Brown Palace Hotel and Spa in downtown Denver.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
21 Jan. 2026
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More convincing in the film is cinematographer Talant Akynbekov’s observant, almost ceremonious lensing of carpet weaving, as well as of the beats of everyday life, sometimes accompanied by the traditional tunes villagers hum.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
23 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Jason Ignacio White, a former Noma chef and fermentation director, delivered a formal demand letter to Redzepi calling for industry reform, including fair wages, the end of unpaid labor and stronger protections against harassment and retaliation.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
12 Mar. 2026
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Defense attorneys have argued that antifa is an ideology and not a formal organization to which the defendants belong.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Prefer something more ladylike?—
Alison Syrett Cleary,
Glamour,
25 Feb. 2026
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Look for a pair with a pointed- or square-toe, and pair them with equally ladylike touches, like a column skirt or trailing statement coat.—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
23 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Rising above the intraband fray, Weir remained gentlemanly and affable.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
17 Feb. 2026
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Jim Sawyer, a gentlemanly preacher and city council member whose public service had been winding towards a peaceful conclusion, was asked to replace him.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The pianist Steven Blier, who co-founded NYFOS in 1988 and remains its artistic director, is one of the most imaginative programmers in classical music, his myriad interests bursting the courtly confines of the vocal recital.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026
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These firms now pay their rainmakers like Wall Street stars and have dropped their courtly scruples for relentless commercialism.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Both expect their rivalry to stay civilized.—
Pien Huang,
NPR,
17 Feb. 2026
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And that was the one that ended up being a really civilized breakup.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
12 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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More significant and symbolic than an ultimately gallant failure in Mumbai was the moment Harry Brook effectively dropped the World Cup with the last mistake of what has been the most turbulent period of his meteoric rise to become one of the best batters in the world.—
Paul Newman,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Tilt and the gallant escort was replaced by a boy too traumatized to leave his mother’s side.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Red-carpet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/red-carpet. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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