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Recent Examples of wallflower
At first blush, Rachel appears to be a mousy wallflower irritated by Marty’s fast-cash gambits.
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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
Thompson is perfectly paired with Wilson, an actor who can go from disheveled wallflower to calculating plotter to deer-in-the-headlights comic fighter with a widening of the eye or twisting of the lips.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025
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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
Thompson is perfectly paired with Wilson, an actor who can go from disheveled wallflower to calculating plotter to deer-in-the-headlights comic fighter with a widening of the eye or twisting of the lips.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wallflower
Noun
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Miss Manners, these gatherings were tough for me as an introvert.—
Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
18 Feb. 2026
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Mary Lou Armstrong, a self‑described introvert, uses an AI chatbot as a mentor while building her new business.—
Robbie Owens,
CBS News,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Ronald was overhauling the Uncut Gems screenplay with Josh at work, then coming home to stare dead-eyed at episodes of Shark Tank at the family’s apartment — which may not have had a Legs-style hole in the ceiling, but which was mouse-infested.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2026
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Named Chip, this mouse, and his brother, Dale, were the first two woolly mice produced by Colossal.—
Rob Stein,
NPR,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Wallflower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wallflower. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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