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Recent Examples of fancy-pants
The surprise of Clover Hill is not that this sort of food is on offer in an outer borough—with its concentration of zillion-dollar brownstones and fancy-pants residents, Brooklyn Heights isn’t exactly salt of the earth.
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Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 21 July 2024
But no—not good enough for these fancy-pants mathematicians who need their own set of characters just to feel special.
—Eli Burnstein, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2023
With crust that's beautifully singed and wondrously puffed, the not-so-basic numbers are polished with fancy-pants ingredients—from Calabrian chile, fennel and sausage to a cacio e pepe riff made with velvety cream sauce, formaggi al pepe and pecorino.
—Brooke Viggiano, Chron, 12 Mar. 2023
Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 21 July 2024
But no—not good enough for these fancy-pants mathematicians who need their own set of characters just to feel special.
—Eli Burnstein, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2023
With crust that's beautifully singed and wondrously puffed, the not-so-basic numbers are polished with fancy-pants ingredients—from Calabrian chile, fennel and sausage to a cacio e pepe riff made with velvety cream sauce, formaggi al pepe and pecorino.
—Brooke Viggiano, Chron, 12 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fancy-pants
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Co-founder and master distiller Andy Wahl grew up in wine country, in California’s Sonoma County, and felt that the fine wines harvested in the region were pretentious and inaccessible.John Kell, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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Yet Connell of all people, whose pretentious classmates use novels to seem superior, should know that the love of literature is hardly disinterested.Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2024
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Explore the festive side of metro Detroit this holiday season with drive-through holiday light shows, grandiose participating neighborhoods and downtown decorations.Kayla Cockrel, Detroit Free Press, 20 Nov. 2024
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Delusions of grandeur, also known as grandiose delusions (GDs), are a type of delusion, or false belief.Sherri Gordon, Health, 17 Oct. 2024
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Bonneville, as the ineffectually pompous Mr. Brown, always gives the impression of having a whale of a time.Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
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Film festivals can often be pompous affairs, full of endless gatekeeping, infinite gradations of status, and extremely specific dress codes.Nate Jones, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2024
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Inevitably, within hours, the secondary market was flooded with tickets at vastly inflated prices.Jem Aswad, Variety, 29 Oct. 2024
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Oasis announces North America tour dates for summer 2025 00:39 These measures were implemented in an effort to curb ticket scalping, or reselling tickets at inflated prices for profit.Daysia Tolentino, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2024
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Haley opted for a purple cheerleader uniform, smiling and carrying a white basket for her candy.Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 30 Nov. 2024
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This best seller is bursting with hydrating hyaluronic acid, moisture-sealing biomimetic squalane, and free radical-fighting Japanese purple rice for an ultra-strong barrier and serious glow.Annie Blackman, Allure, 29 Nov. 2024
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Architect’s Flat Photo: Courtesy of Airbnb Originally built as a private residence in 1906, this palatial home has old world sensibilities with its ornate ceilings and intricate floors.Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 28 Nov. 2024
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In return, Coca-Cola became a soft drinks supplier at the park and has also occupied this slot at its counterpart, Walt Disney World in Florida, since its ornate iron gates swung open in 1971.Caroline Reid, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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Yet, critics have pushed back, saying the CPS budget is bloated and cuts are needed.Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
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With streamers scaling back on investment, some indie projects with bloated budgets have gone from one market to another, struggling to find buyers willing to splurge.Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
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The videos are often eerily lifelike, capturing Mr. Musk’s iconic stilted cadence and South African accent.Stuart A. Thompson, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2024
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Legs wheeling, steve is a stilted shadow on the side of the road, a hundred feet before the finish line, waiting for me.Outside Online, Outside Online, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Fancy-pants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fancy-pants. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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