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Recent Examples of wallflower
Taking in the festivities firsthand felt like being a wallflower amid a room of my most interesting peers.
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Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 14 Apr. 2025
The Cream Voltage range was already anything but a wallflower, but even the brightest, sparkliest axe pales in comparison to the fluid, shifting body of the Voltage DaVinci, which was launched at The NAMM Show this week.
—New Atlas, 30 Jan. 2025
Heathers follows wallflower Veronica Sawyer, who is taken under the wing of the popular yet acid-hearted Heather Chandler (played by the late Kim Walker in the movie) and her two minions: Heather Duke (the late Shannen Doherty) and Heather McNamara (Lisanne Falk).
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 24 Feb. 2025
Woods stars as Louise, who transforms from timid wallflower into the famed burlesque dancer known as Gypsy Rose Lee.
—Kristen Tauer, WWD, 20 Jan. 2025
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Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 14 Apr. 2025
The Cream Voltage range was already anything but a wallflower, but even the brightest, sparkliest axe pales in comparison to the fluid, shifting body of the Voltage DaVinci, which was launched at The NAMM Show this week.
—New Atlas, 30 Jan. 2025
Heathers follows wallflower Veronica Sawyer, who is taken under the wing of the popular yet acid-hearted Heather Chandler (played by the late Kim Walker in the movie) and her two minions: Heather Duke (the late Shannen Doherty) and Heather McNamara (Lisanne Falk).
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 24 Feb. 2025
Woods stars as Louise, who transforms from timid wallflower into the famed burlesque dancer known as Gypsy Rose Lee.
—Kristen Tauer, WWD, 20 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wallflower
Noun
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Rogen played Cal, one of the adventurous co-workers of 40-year-old introvert Andy (Carell) at electronics store Smart Tech.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
People.com,
24 May 2025
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Her partner, conversely, was more of an introvert who needed significant downtime.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Importantly, even when the mice were switched back to a healthy diet for 24 weeks, many of the problems persisted.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 June 2025
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The availability and variety of adaptive keyboards, trackballs, joystick mice and touchpads have increased significantly compared to a decade ago.—
Diane Winiarski,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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“Wallflower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wallflower. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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