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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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With a gleaming library, a high-tech theater with seating wrapped around its stage, and the Grand Dutch Café bringing a bit of that Netherlands feel, Rotterdam is sophisticated without being pretentious.David Swanson, Travel + Leisure, 14 Dec. 2024
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Despite having the world’s most extensive collection of Napa Valley wine — the list is more than 170 pages long — there is nothing pretentious about Press.Katie Sweeney, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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Marshall was known for his use of ornate and grandiose designs, which often features intricate details and luxurious materials, according to the Benjamin Marshall Society.Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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The Tuscan-style villa is grandiose in every sense of the word.Claudia Williams, Architectural Digest, 12 Dec. 2024
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The disapproval is exemplified by a pompous New Yorker interviewed on the street by young fans.David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Nov. 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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The complaints accuse PBMs, like CVS Caremark and OptumRx, of manipulating the system by demanding large rebates from drug manufacturers in exchange for favorable placement on formularies, which led to inflated drug prices for health plans.Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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Driving with improperly inflated tires increases the risk of a crash, the report said.Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
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In the growing purple state of North Carolina, the percentage of African Americans registering as unaffiliated grew from nearly 13% of the electorate in 2013 to nearly 22% in 2023.Boyd K. Rutherford, Baltimore Sun, 22 Dec. 2024
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Tana was glamorous in a purple slip dress and silver strappy heels, while Ramsay looked polished in a navy blue suit and black sneakers.Escher Walcott, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
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Wiig's character Annie, who had to close her bakery and is still grieving the business that was so personal to her, goes through the long process of baking and decorating a single ornate cupcake.Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 21 Dec. 2024
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Don’t stress out about that or a crazy ornate table.Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 19 Dec. 2024
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Miami’s offseason was loaded with bloated contracts for the role players who turned around their season, and the result was two years of mediocrity and a slog of digging their way out.John Hollinger, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
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At the same time, bloated lists containing countless old and new items can be a source of anxiety.Michael Timmes, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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Mufasa opens in the stilted aftermath of the 2019 movie (also written by Nathanson).Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
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The rooms The camp has just nine tents branching off a stilted wooden walkway with plenty of space in between.Chris Schalkx, AFAR Media, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Fancy-pants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fancy-pants. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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