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Recent Examples of wallflower
But in this Brian De Palma classic, the wallflower eventually gets her revenge in the spectacularly gory prom climax (even disposing of a Kotter-era John Travolta).
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Michelle Kung, EW.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Cameras have rolled in London on Season 2 of Sweetpea, which stars Purnell as the killer wallflower.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2025
Forget those wallflowers and wow your guests with the extrovert of the dessert world.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 28 June 2025
Wolodarsky’s voice has such a wallflower quality to it, apt for Kylie, whose asides are barely acknowledged half the time.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 June 2025
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Michelle Kung, EW.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Cameras have rolled in London on Season 2 of Sweetpea, which stars Purnell as the killer wallflower.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2025
Forget those wallflowers and wow your guests with the extrovert of the dessert world.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 28 June 2025
Wolodarsky’s voice has such a wallflower quality to it, apt for Kylie, whose asides are barely acknowledged half the time.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wallflower
Noun
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To add to this, introverts gain more motivation from the neurotransmitter acetylcholine.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
28 Oct. 2025
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Many famous leaders are introverts Various notable business leaders have described themselves as being introverts, from Meta’s Zuckerberg, to Microsoft’s co-founder Bill Gates, and chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Warren Buffett.—
Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The researchers then replicated this outcome in mouse models — when the mice received a combination of immunotherapy drugs and an mRNA vaccine targeting the COVID-19 spike protein, their tumors became more responsive to treatment.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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After twenty years in New York City, the novelty of being a country mouse in the big city had worn off.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Wallflower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wallflower. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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