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Noun
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Providing access to this information earlier breaks down silos and supports more balanced trade‑offs between desirability, feasibility, profitability and environmental impact—ultimately leading to better products and more responsible development practices.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
4 June 2026 -
Cities were evaluated for value, quality of life, desirability and job market strength.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2026
Noun
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Its optimistic sexiness was inseparable from its ideological punch.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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But he was attracted to the way Mulier played with sexiness at Alaïa.—
Marisa Meltzer,
Vanity Fair,
6 May 2026
Noun
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At least there’s Huppert in gloriously aloof form, plus the overripe lusciousness of Martin Gschlacht’s cinematography; with an edible and/or a cocktail or three, that might be enough.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Feb. 2026
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White Wine Grape Glossary Grenache Blanc An ample, full-bodied white that along with Roussanne personifies the power and lusciousness of Châteauneuf-du-Pape and other Rhône white blends, but also the Spanish white Rioja.—
Anna Lee C. Iijima,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
24 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In this riotous, satirical comedy, where comic, physical exertion rules the day, why does this scene stand alone in its effective pulchritude?—
David John Chávez,
The Mercury News,
12 Apr. 2024
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But the reality remains of one person’s trash being another’s treasure, and while Warhol and Confucius poetically and diplomatically remind us of the beauty to be found in everything, the below are 10 films most impervious to any semblance of pulchritude from this year.—
Nicholas Bell,
SPIN,
5 Dec. 2023
Noun
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There’s the genteel loveliness of the oval gardens and just enough of a buffer between here and Oxford Street.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 May 2026
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Everything should be subordinate to a general loveliness.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Their easy, hedonic seductiveness emerges, too, via Yuskavage’s lush, rounded, fleshy brushstrokes (a different sort of stroke material, for the patriarchy or for anyone else), which render everything from boobs to bellies to nipples smooth and swollen, like a succulent fruit fixing to burst.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
23 May 2026
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Their frustration is apparent in a letter Langston Hughes wrote to fellow Harlem Renaissance writer Arna Bontemps, complaining about the seductiveness of Hollywood.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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Feisty about current events, sensitive about mental health, and musically prone to prettiness and brazenness in about equal measure, Williams is bringing all of her best selves, two-decades-and-change into her career.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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By putting religious and profane art together—a picture of Christ on one wall and Apollo on another, both equalized in their prettiness—Raphael triggered centuries of decadence.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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The beauty mogul accessorized with silver metallic strappy heels.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
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Collagen and hyaluronic acid have become the two headline ingredients in modern beauty marketing as both have a part to play in enhancing skin’s resilience, but which is more important?—
Ellie Davis,
Vogue,
11 June 2026
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“Shapeliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shapeliness. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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