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Noun
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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
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer called the scenes appalling and hailed the bravery of rescuers.—
Brian Melley,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2025
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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
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What was the strategic benefit to the US of all this geopolitical trumpery?—
Peter Bergen,
CNN,
28 May 2022
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So will the border continue to vanish in the face of nativist backlash and a trumpery, gimcrack wall?—
Felipe Fernández-Armesto,
WSJ,
25 June 2018
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Buying the Original marks you as a practical person who cares not for frippery.—
Matthew Korfhage,
Wired News,
19 Apr. 2025
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But who has time for all of that frippery, anyway, when war’s a-comin’?—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
20 Dec. 2024
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Available trims are the SV, SL, Platinum, PRO-4X and my tester, the Platinum Reserve.—
Josh Max,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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Higher trims add dual 12.3-inch displays, a panoramic sunroof, heated and ventilated seats, and other extras aimed at convenience and comfort.—
Melanie Marshall,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2025
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For many Americans who don’t celebrate Christmas, sitting out the foofaraw while the whole country conducts Christmas consumption is an annual dose of alienation.—
Amanda Mull,
The Atlantic,
23 Nov. 2020
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No foofaraw: Of course a cleric—in Chih’s case, one who belongs to a holy order tasked with traveling the land and collecting stories—wouldn’t concern themself with gender.—
WIRED Staff,
Wired,
29 Sep. 2020
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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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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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At the 2025 American Music Awards in Los Angeles, SZA wore a sculptural black Ellie Misner ensemble, signaling a bold pivot from her renowned free-spirited aesthetic.—
Karissa Mitchell,
Essence,
30 May 2025
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The couple turned heads while wearing complementary ensembles for their night out.—
Dayna Haffenden,
People.com,
29 May 2025
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“Gaudery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gaudery. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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