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Recent Examples of red-carpet
Even genuine passion for a film on the awards track can descend into repetitive sound bites and rote red-carpet appearances.
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Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2025
Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio are arguably the biggest stars in the world, both Oscar winners whose creative choices are watched as closely as their red-carpet looks.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 17 Dec. 2025
YouTube gains rights to red-carpet coverage, behind-the-scenes programming, the Oscar nominations announcement, Governors Ball access, Academy member interviews, film education programs, and podcasts.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
By then, all the red-carpet footage, behind-the-scenes content, and Governors Awards video will all be free to watch worldwide, exclusively on YouTube, for the first time.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2025
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Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2025
Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio are arguably the biggest stars in the world, both Oscar winners whose creative choices are watched as closely as their red-carpet looks.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 17 Dec. 2025
YouTube gains rights to red-carpet coverage, behind-the-scenes programming, the Oscar nominations announcement, Governors Ball access, Academy member interviews, film education programs, and podcasts.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
By then, all the red-carpet footage, behind-the-scenes content, and Governors Awards video will all be free to watch worldwide, exclusively on YouTube, for the first time.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for red-carpet
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The Aboriginal Dingaal people had been using the island as a sacred ceremonial site for about 6,000 years.—
Susan Casey,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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Pittsburgh Penguins original owner Jack McGregor drops a ceremonial puck between Evgeni Malkin #71 of the Pittsburgh Penguins and Ryan Getzlaf #15 of the Anaheim Ducks at PPG Paints Arena on October 15, 2016 in Pittsburgh.—
Michael Guise,
CBS News,
9 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
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The band’s official end was even less ceremonious.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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Investigators turned their case over to the Ventura County and LA County District Attorney's Offices for formal charges.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
10 Jan. 2026
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Or, wear it with work pants, skirts, or dresses for more formal occasions.—
Averi Baudler,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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Sleek, sculptural, and designed to hug the foot in a barely-there manner, these ladylike silhouettes are perfect peeking out from beneath a maxi dress or grounding sharp tailoring.—
Minty Mellon,
Vogue,
16 Dec. 2025
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In October, Sarah Jessica Parker accessorized her ladylike jumpsuit with a black bucket bag on a night out.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
19 Nov. 2025
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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
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Urban gave Kidman a gentlemanly gesture on the Cannes red carpet in 2013.—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 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
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Utilizing a far more civilized system, the host at the stand in front of the restaurant gives diners an oddly accurate time to return.—
Joel Stein,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Jan. 2026
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Here was a foolish and incompetent tribune of the nation’s racist vulgarians, opposed by the prosperous and the well educated, the civilized and the tolerant.—
Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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Christ pulls him out of a tiny hole, like a gallant medieval knight rescuing a maiden in distress.—
Mary Dzon,
The Conversation,
12 Dec. 2025
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And yet, welcoming that idea can shock the system because our popular conception of the American Revolution is so often encased in bloodless, gallant myth.—
Sarah Botstein,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Red-carpet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/red-carpet. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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