fanciness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fanciness
Noun
  • The primary suite radiates a somber sort of opulence.
    Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 4 June 2025
  • Nowhere on the official site is there mention of the 155 enslaved people whose labor made this level of opulence possible.
    Jameelah Nasheed, Essence, 29 May 2025
Noun
  • For many Black people, having a tailor is not an extravagance, but a necessity.
    Tariro Mzezewa, New York Times, 2 May 2025
  • For years, city officials have treated lawns as a wasteful extravagance.
    Edward Ring, Oc Register, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Sometimes humorously, sometimes dramatically, the winning photos of The Nature Photography competition are a stunning visual journey through the beauty, magnificence and fragility of our planet.
    Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
  • But the combination of Brodeur’s magnificence, his durability and the Dead Puck Era added up to the record being shattered.
    Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Strong lines that team up to form geometric designs, metallic accents, luxe materials like marble and velvet, and eye-catching ornamentation are certainly part of the style's foundation, true.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 May 2025
  • The tomb should be in the ground; simple, without particular ornamentation, and bearing only the inscription: Franciscus.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Yet for all her academic rigor and philanthropic reach, Emily was not above the language of adornment—jewels that, like her, balanced intellect, elegance, and restraint.
    Annie Davidson, Robb Report, 29 May 2025
  • An unusual piece of adornment with profound and tragic historical significance in the United States is up for auction by the Freeman’s | Hindman auction house.
    Anthony DeMarco, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Noun
  • With a watermelon treat and party decorations, of course.
    Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 28 May 2025
  • Across the five floors, which include the ground floor and the basement, all the structures accumulated in recent times were stripped away during the restoration to reveal 19th century decorations, 18th century trompe l’oeils, late 17th century frescoes and even earlier ornamentation.
    Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 24 May 2025
Noun
  • But then, what is art if not an attempt to tidy up the real world’s teeming luxuriance?
    Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2023
  • But the Elysian Bar did them one better, augmenting the oysters’ natural luxuriance with thin slices of kumquat and a measured gush of chile-spiked citrus.
    Ian McNulty, NOLA.com, 22 Dec. 2020
Noun
  • Composting helps transform those scraps—along with inedible trimmings like eggshells and apple cores—back into valuable nutrients.
    Jen Rose Smith, AFAR Media, 27 May 2025
  • In response, many companies have turned to fish trimmings—by-products from fish processing—as an alternative.
    Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
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“Fanciness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fanciness. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.

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