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Recent Examples of wallflower
This spring there are no shrinking violets, only beguiling wallflowers.
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Rosie Jarman, Vogue, 3 Jan. 2026
At first blush, Rachel appears to be a mousy wallflower irritated by Marty’s fast-cash gambits.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 2 Jan. 2026
This look gets its allure from being the wallflower of polishes.
—Jesa Marie Calaor, Allure, 22 Dec. 2025
This cake is no wallflower and comes to the party to dance.
—Anne Byrn, Southern Living, 17 Dec. 2025
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Rosie Jarman, Vogue, 3 Jan. 2026
At first blush, Rachel appears to be a mousy wallflower irritated by Marty’s fast-cash gambits.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 2 Jan. 2026
This look gets its allure from being the wallflower of polishes.
—Jesa Marie Calaor, Allure, 22 Dec. 2025
This cake is no wallflower and comes to the party to dance.
—Anne Byrn, Southern Living, 17 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wallflower
Noun
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Osaka, the pioneering introvert, is an icon.—
Ava Wallace,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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The introvert and the extrovert Kim Holderness said her husband and daughter both thrive on the energy of other people.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But these studies will be more difficult because, whereas mouse skin cells regenerate on timescales of days and chronic disease is measured in months or perhaps one to two years, human skin cells do so on the order of several weeks or months, and chronic disease can be lifelong.—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
26 Mar. 2026
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What does ruthlessly cloning the same mouse tell us about our biology?—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Wallflower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wallflower. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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