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Recent Examples of frippery But who has time for all of that frippery, anyway, when war’s a-comin’? Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 20 Dec. 2024 The British actor, almost as a counterpoint to the Nantucket frippery on display in the adaptation of Elin Hilderbrand’s chart-topping beach read, can now be found on the stage of the prestigious Almeida Theatre in Islington, North London. Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2024 None of the 95 rooms at this palatial property, which first opened in the 1860s, is the same, and the decor is an eccentric mishmash that combines every era since then, from Victorian fripperies to sinuously streamlined Art Nouveau. Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 10 July 2024 Again, this could be all down to the writing, to the show’s expanding storylines and self-conscious frippery. Aja Romano, Vox, 21 May 2024 See All Example Sentences for frippery
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Noun
  • Since Covid, some companies have relaxed their standards for office attire, but Kelly and London say that wearing suitable work clothing remains key to professional success.
    Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 6 June 2025
  • Going on his eleventh year helming the ABC program, Muir, 51, opened up to PEOPLE about his life on and off camera — including his attire for news casts.
    Catherine Santino, People.com, 2 June 2025
Noun
  • My memoir was built of gaps, juxtaposition, weird little nothings.
    Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The one whose legs turned nothings into somethings, improvising the Lions’ entire defensive game plan into a pile of ash?
    Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2024
Noun
  • On Friday, May 2, Black designers based in Charlotte will burst on the scene in finery, in flash and pomp during an evening-long showcase.
    Lisa Vernon Sparks, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Standing in 18th-century finery, and with his glasses shoved up to his forehead (as was Henry’s habit), Tucker was videotaped standing in the very spot Henry did — the nearby St. John’s Church in Richmond, four miles east — 250 years ago.
    John Hanc, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Yesterday’s pangrams were triviality, trivially and virality.
    Alex Travelli, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Never issue false assurances, but don’t dwell on trivialities either.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • His journey from Bollywood costume designer to global fashion icon represents the arrival of Indian fashion as an undeniable force on the world stage.
    Pooja Shah, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
  • Holly Waddington, the Oscar-winning costume designer for Poor Things, is also onboard to do the wardrobe for this new generation of witches and wizards.
    Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 28 May 2025
Noun
  • Prime Minister Keir Starmer called the scenes appalling and hailed the bravery of rescuers.
    Brian Melley, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
  • Jack Stowe, a 99-year-old U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, was honored for his bravery of enlisting in the military at only 15-years-old.
    Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 May 2025
Noun
  • Nike apparel and equipment for adults will increase between $2 and $10, a person familiar with the matter previously told CNBC, while footwear will see a hike between $5 and $10, depending on price point.
    Ali McCadden, CNBC, 31 May 2025
  • Trump earlier this month slapped 30% tariffs on China, a key source of apparel imports for the retail chain.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 28 May 2025
Noun
  • With the Red Army closing in, such gatherings, expressions of a desperate gaiety, a fin d’une époque efflorescence, weren’t rare.
    James Wood, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
  • With the Red Army closing in, such gatherings, expressions of a desperate gaiety, a fin d’une époque efflorescence, weren’t rare.
    James Wood, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025

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“Frippery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frippery. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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