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Recent Examples of red-carpet
The pre-show, which offers exclusive Grammys content, including interviews and red-carpet arrivals, is live-streamed on the Recording Academy's YouTube, TikTok and Facebook pages.
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Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Feb. 2026
Four months into their relationship, the multi-talented couple made things red-carpet official.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 1 Feb. 2026
Trophies are forever, but so are red-carpet photos, and looking back on what artists like Swift chose to wear over the years is something of a sartorial time capsule.
—Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 26 Jan. 2026
Quintin Lamarr always watched red-carpet shows as a kid, wanting to see who was wearing what and who wore it best.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 26 Jan. 2026
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Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Feb. 2026
Four months into their relationship, the multi-talented couple made things red-carpet official.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 1 Feb. 2026
Trophies are forever, but so are red-carpet photos, and looking back on what artists like Swift chose to wear over the years is something of a sartorial time capsule.
—Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 26 Jan. 2026
Quintin Lamarr always watched red-carpet shows as a kid, wanting to see who was wearing what and who wore it best.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for red-carpet
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The blues and greens of the Seahawks’ logo don’t match either species, with some saying the art instead nods to the brightly colored ceremonial masks of Seattle’s Indigenous communities.—
Jenna Ahart,
Scientific American,
6 Feb. 2026
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At the Milan Cortina Games, Mongolian athletes will wear cashmere ceremonial deels — traditional tunics or robes — with silk trimmings to honor the past and present.—
Stefanie Dazio,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 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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Brett Igo, Coast Guard Northeast District investigation oversight coordinator, will serve as the lead investigating officer, receiving evidence and testimony using formal rules and procedures.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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The ceremony coincides with the arrival of the Olympic torch relay and the formal gathering of athletes from around the world.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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It wasn’t supposed to be ladylike for a girl to joke.—
Lynn Hirschberg,
Rolling Stone,
30 Jan. 2026
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When styled with a bit of ladylike tweed, loafers or ballet flats, and a whole lot of pearls, slouchy pants embody a whole new vibe.—
Kelsey Stiegman,
Glamour,
27 Jan. 2026
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The book’s title aside, its most buzzy plot point involves Benedict making a decidedly un-gentlemanly offer to Sophie that has sparked backlash among some not-so-gentle readers.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
30 Jan. 2026
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Performances are solid throughout, notably from Boulane, who turns up the gentlemanly charm by infinitesimal degrees.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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This single feast, emblematic of Fes’s cuisine, carries the taste of the courtly table of the Abbasid Caliphate in Baghdad, the flavors served at the Alhambra in Islamic Andalucia, a blend of West African spices, and Amazigh know-how.—
Megan Spurrell,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Dec. 2025
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Karl August’s strategy for resisting the forward movement of history was to dust off the courtly practices of the ancien régime.—
Merve Emre,
New Yorker,
1 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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In an era when roads were still rough and driving was still novel, electric automobiles seemed civilized.—
Bill Gourgey,
Popular Science,
5 Feb. 2026
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There is a much more civilized way to do this that involves working together with state officials opposed to inserting the administration’s will on a state whose citizens have stood up for their neighbors and said this is not right!—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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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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While Son of Hitler takes plenty of creative liberty when the titular character is recruited to assassinate his famous father for the Allies, the fate of the real-life Loret isn’t so gallant.—
Rosemary Counter,
Vanity Fair,
19 Jan. 2026
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