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Recent Examples of telegenic
Unlike Nixon and Goldwater, Reagan had telegenic powers, too.
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Louis Menand, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
Two of the most prominent of these Fox-Trump administration officials are among its most telegenic: Defense Secretary and former Fox & Friends Weekend host Pete Hegseth and Transportation Secretary and former Fox Business host Sean Duffy.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 10 May 2025
Like many of the network’s past breakouts, TLC’s newest show follows a big family of telegenic, larger-than-life characters (seven kids!
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
Like Ted Baxter of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Lawlor’s character was dim but telegenic, and more often than not conflicted with Leachman’s widowed Phyllis Leachman.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 24 Feb. 2025
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Louis Menand, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
Two of the most prominent of these Fox-Trump administration officials are among its most telegenic: Defense Secretary and former Fox & Friends Weekend host Pete Hegseth and Transportation Secretary and former Fox Business host Sean Duffy.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 10 May 2025
Like many of the network’s past breakouts, TLC’s newest show follows a big family of telegenic, larger-than-life characters (seven kids!
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
Like Ted Baxter of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Lawlor’s character was dim but telegenic, and more often than not conflicted with Leachman’s widowed Phyllis Leachman.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for telegenic
Adjective
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Blessed with a certain photogenic look that’s beguiled moviegoing audiences since the 1930s and cursed with having the conversation start and stop there, Sweeney has become one of the few sure bets for stardom among the current A-listers-under-30 set, as well as a brand unto herself.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
6 Sep. 2025
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Mini desserts often recall bake sale tables or childhood lunchbox treats—but with a modern, photogenic upgrade.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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They can be used in place of dill leaves or in combination with them for an attractive presentation.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
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One of the very attractive features of the amplituhedron, one that was noticed right away by Arkani-Hamed and Trnka, was that these two features, unitarity and locality, are necessary (but not fundamental) consequences that can be derived by using the amplituhedron framework.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Making fun of good-looking people feels good.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
24 Aug. 2025
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Robert Williams, a good-looking concrete worker who was six years older than Frierson, was the guy all the neighborhood girls wanted.—
Brad Schmitt,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Stars have been everywhere this week, Prince Harry looks handsome as ever while in London, while Lindsay Lohan and husband Bader Shammas meet with Tim Meadows at the US Open in New York.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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Anderson’s latest sees DiCaprio in a much less handsome light than audiences are accustomed to.—
Marc Malkin,
Variety,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The translator need only find the right verbal stones and install them in comely sentences, in cadences that mirror the author’s own, and Mishima’s voice will emerge.—
Deborah Treisman,
The New Yorker,
27 Oct. 2024
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This road car with racetrack roots emerged as a shot across the bow of Jaguar after its comely E-type was unveiled at the 1961 Geneva Motor show.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
12 Apr. 2024
Adjective
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Kids love the beaches and castles, while grandparents enjoy the relaxed pace and beautiful landscapes.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
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Like the blind father, the country is desperately trying to overcome its past and disadvantages, in pursuit of a more beautiful future — but that pursuit almost necessarily entails a brittle form of pride, which leads to various injustices along the way.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Meyers is celebrated for her charming aesthetic of cozy neutrals.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Garcia will play Renata, a disarmingly charming leader with a natural ability to win people over with her optimism and convivial personality.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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How To Harvest Dill Flowers Dill blossoms deliver strong dill flavor in a delicate, pretty package.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
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But the taste was a pretty spot-on replica of my memory.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Telegenic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/telegenic. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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