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But here, the couple dove in joyously and with abandon: Their kitchen could stand as Gambrel’s dernier cri.
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Nancy Hass, ELLE Decor, 16 Oct. 2019
Nancy Hass, ELLE Decor, 16 Oct. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dernier cri
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The latests deaths included three residents of long-term care facilities in Dallas, as well as a Balch Springs man in his 20s and a Dallas man in his 60s.Dana Branham, Dallas News, 30 Apr. 2020
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That equates to more than 45 million Americans using CBD products, based on latest available U.S. Census estimates.Brendan Bures, chicagotribune.com, 2 Oct. 2019
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Kitchen design experts make the case for the glass-front cabinet trend and share tips for how to style them.Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2024
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This is the web version of CFO Daily, a newsletter on the trends and individuals shaping corporate finance.Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024
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Long-term, Wang expects a handful of technology names to come out on top given today’s high AI costs relative to the open and decentralized Internet craze of the 1990s and the 2000s.Samantha Subin, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2024
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Long before the Challengers craze and tennis-core fashion trends, Virginia state natives Selden and Thorton have been creating space for Black tennis players to find community.Essence, Essence, 17 Oct. 2024
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If last year’s enthusiasm for alcopop-reds were suggestive of adrenaline, fireworks, danger, and rage, this season’s full-bodied evolution speaks more to elegance, class, occasion, and perhaps even indulgence.Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2024
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But the rage still burns within these werewolves and most won’t go down without a fight.Rob Wieland, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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Format spin-offs are in vogue at present as buyers look to build brands.Max Goldbart, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024
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The trouser shape is in vogue; women are knowingly buying pants a size or two larger, deëmphasizing their trunks, creating billows with their legs.Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2024
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Inside a coffee shop in West Hollywood a few weeks ago, the director recalled the man’s enthusiasm.Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 26 Oct. 2024
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The new movie assumes that the audience is fully in the tank (lobster or otherwise) for these two, and if your enthusiasm for their brand of bickering and humor is waning, there’s not much else to offer.James Grebey, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024
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In colonial New England, pamphlets on murders were handed out, featuring recaps of crimes and trials, plus any last words criminals uttered before they were killed.Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 11 Sep. 2024
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Rather than beginning the obituary with a description of Robert as a loving husband or great father, Charles speculated what his dad’s last words might have been.David Chiu, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Dernier cri.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dernier%20cri. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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