variants
or bling-bling
: flashy jewelry worn especially as an indication of wealth or status
broadly
: expensive and ostentatious possessions
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There is a for-sale V-bucks skin, but players are also getting a free one on November 25, which includes a pickaxe, back bling and a wallpaper, as seen above.
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Paul Tassi, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
From Taylor Swift’s varsity letter looks, to Brittany Mahomes’s red leather biker suit and Ciara’s football digit bling, WAGs have rightfully paved the way for a fashion genre of their own.
—Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 21 Nov. 2024
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For all ages, the law bans the use of fake weapons, blood, and simulated gunfire.
—Iris Sanchez, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024
The vehicles’ profiles recall their namesakes, but with more refined exterior panels nearly devoid of 20th century-chrome bling and featuring sophisticated curves and short overhangs clearly designed to imply, and probably provide, off-road capability.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 25 Oct. 2024
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Paul Tassi, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
From Taylor Swift’s varsity letter looks, to Brittany Mahomes’s red leather biker suit and Ciara’s football digit bling, WAGs have rightfully paved the way for a fashion genre of their own.
—Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 21 Nov. 2024
Related Articles Crochet catches on as a new hobby for Bay Area teens
Día San Jose’s bling and brightness honor loved ones and celebrate Latino culture
Why millennial indie singer Mitski attracts teen audiences
For all ages, the law bans the use of fake weapons, blood, and simulated gunfire.
—Iris Sanchez, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024
The vehicles’ profiles recall their namesakes, but with more refined exterior panels nearly devoid of 20th century-chrome bling and featuring sophisticated curves and short overhangs clearly designed to imply, and probably provide, off-road capability.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Bling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bling. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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