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Recent Examples of wallflower
And Nubia Monks brilliantly brings this poetry-reciting wallflower into bloom, aided by assertiveness training from Angela Wildflower’s tough-as-nails Silver.
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Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 14 Feb. 2025
In June 2024, Coughlan reprised her role in Bridgerton's third season as Penelope Featherington — the shy wallflower and now not-so-secret writer, Lady Whisteldown.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 21 Jan. 2025
Embody your own sense of individuality with her fine fragrance mist, or better yet, fill your home with it, thanks to this gorgeous wallflower nightlight.
—Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 12 Feb. 2025
But when she’s pushed over the edge and loses control, the wallflower is gone, replaced by a young woman capable of anything.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 3 Dec. 2024
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Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 14 Feb. 2025
In June 2024, Coughlan reprised her role in Bridgerton's third season as Penelope Featherington — the shy wallflower and now not-so-secret writer, Lady Whisteldown.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 21 Jan. 2025
Embody your own sense of individuality with her fine fragrance mist, or better yet, fill your home with it, thanks to this gorgeous wallflower nightlight.
—Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 12 Feb. 2025
But when she’s pushed over the edge and loses control, the wallflower is gone, replaced by a young woman capable of anything.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 3 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wallflower
Noun
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This way of working can shift power into the hands of neurodivergent professionals, women of color, introverts, and folks who don’t conform to dominant norms.—
Aparna Rae,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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And then: Harvard’s $53.2-billion backup plan Was the Civil War inevitable? Activism for introverts Photo illustration by Justin Metz; Source photographs from AP / Shutterstock Antonia Hitchens Hitchens has been writing about politics for The New Yorker since 2018.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Then came the mice in the primary bedroom, the den, and his bathroom.—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
22 Apr. 2025
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An additional 10 restaurants received citations for code violations involving mice, improperly stored food and more.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Wallflower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wallflower. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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