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Recent Examples of wallflower
This is not simply the unlikelihood of a popular guy finally noticing his wallflower best friend (like the story of Colin and Penelope in season 3).
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Madeline Hirsch, InStyle, 19 Jan. 2026
This spring there are no shrinking violets, only beguiling wallflowers.
—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
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Madeline Hirsch, InStyle, 19 Jan. 2026
This spring there are no shrinking violets, only beguiling wallflowers.
—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
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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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Inspired by both the classic cartoons of the 1930s and gritty noir detective movies of the same era, the black-and-white, first-person shooter game stars Baker as the main protagonist, mouse detective Jack Pepper.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
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Experiments on mouse brain tissue confirmed that the artificial signals could activate real neural circuits.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Wallflower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wallflower. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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