as in introvert
a shy or reserved person there were too many wallflowers at the party, so things never really got lively

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Recent Examples of wallflower Coughlan followed it up with Netflix phenomenon Bridgerton, stealing the show as Penelope Featherington, a Regency-era wallflower who is secretly Lady Whistledown, the anonymous author of a notorious scandal sheet. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2025 Throughout the show, Louise goes from meek wallflower struggling to keep up with her sister June (Jordan Tyson) in their family Vaudeville act to the take-charge superstar stripper, all while under the unbearable pressure from her mother, Rose (Audra McDonald). Dave Quinn, People.com, 12 May 2025 Taking in the festivities firsthand felt like being a wallflower amid a room of my most interesting peers. 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 See All Example Sentences for wallflower
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Noun
  • MacLaren noted that introverts are especially susceptible to being misread in these environments.
    Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
  • For many introverts, this is mid-morning or early afternoon.
    Dr. Cynthia J. Young, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
Noun
  • Mouse zone types Many keyboard trays include a separate area meant to hold a mouse.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
  • Lamm and his team have most famously brought back the mythical direwolf from extinction and created a woolly mouse, but not without a slew of controversy.
    Emma Kershaw, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025

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“Wallflower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wallflower. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.

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