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as in girly
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Recent Examples of girlish
Despite having been dead for a few hundred years now, Marie Antoinette remains one of the most enduring style icons in human history and Coppola's film feeds that insatiable fascination with a fresh, girlish vision of the tragic monarch.
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Ew Staff, EW.com, 7 May 2024
The presentation was a celebration of ethereal fabrics, and girlish elements: baby pink, gracefully adorned tulle pieces with floral print and 3D flower embellishments, reminiscent of a ballet performance.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 26 Jan. 2024
The best is the first, Christmas Past, represented by an ethereal, girlish creature who floats around gently, like dandelion fluff.
—Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 20 Nov. 2023
Her hair was pulled into a half-up, half-down with another quintessentially Karl accessory: a girlish black bow.
—Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 May 2023
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Ew Staff, EW.com, 7 May 2024
The presentation was a celebration of ethereal fabrics, and girlish elements: baby pink, gracefully adorned tulle pieces with floral print and 3D flower embellishments, reminiscent of a ballet performance.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 26 Jan. 2024
The best is the first, Christmas Past, represented by an ethereal, girlish creature who floats around gently, like dandelion fluff.
—Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 20 Nov. 2023
Her hair was pulled into a half-up, half-down with another quintessentially Karl accessory: a girlish black bow.
—Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 May 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for girlish
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For example, if a butterfly like Papilio glaucus were transferred to a genus with a feminine name, the epithet glaucus (masculine form) would be adjusted to glauca to agree in gender with the new genus.The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 12 Dec. 2024
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The gold finish and delicate design add a feminine touch to the decor piece, perfect for using as a coat hanger or jewelry organizer.Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2024
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Many observers in Europe and the United States seemed heartened by the incoming president, who presented himself as a fresh, youthful leader who might usher in a more progressive, moderate regime.Simone McCarthy, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024
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The birth of Spencer’s The first generation of shoppers to get hooked on Spencer’s weren’t the mallrat slackers of Gen-X or even the forever youthful Baby Boomers.Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 6 Dec. 2024
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My favorite was the dystopian one featured in the tour’s promotional, majestically capturing a Black, womanly otherworldliness concomitant with her performance.Julian Randall, Essence, 9 Oct. 2024
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Her namesake designs reflect her penchant for luxurious fabrics and impeccable make, unexpected flourishes via volume or texture, and womanly silhouettes with a modernist touch.Miles Socha, WWD, 4 Sep. 2024
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The movie world premiered at the Rome Film Festival and Manes, along with Pandolfi and the filmmaker, Ferri, have played a crucial role in highlighting the film in mainstream media, talking to younger audiences and raising awareness on school and online bullying at public screenings across Italy.Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
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Prosecutors said Turner lied to police about taking his younger brother’s gun after the shooting and told his sister to delete her text message history.Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 18 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement Still, that net decline in female representation continues an erosion in Washington that goes back several years.Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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The lawsuit alleges Combs and Carter served her a drugged drink at a Video Music Awards afterparty, repeatedly raping her while an unnamed female celebrity watched—which Carter has strongly denied.Conor Murray, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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But worrying about making your space look too childish can be tricky.Cristian Esteban, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2024
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All the Jingle Ladies by Beth Garrod After her parents went viral with an earworm of a Christmas song (and music video featuring her childish antics), Molly has been a true Grinch.Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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Instead of going edgy, Michael Kors put the model in a super-girlie floral look from head to toe.Alex Apatoff, Peoplemag, 10 Sep. 2022
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The clients had asked that the space not be too girlie, and the wallcovering, a holdover from the suite’s life as guest quarters, worked as a neutral background.Alison Van Houten, WSJ, 21 July 2021
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Though her infantile husband and his family treat Anora as a disposable plaything, Madison gives her a thrilling pugnacity — while at the same time locating the pathos of her emotionally bruising ordeal.David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
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When people are being killed and cities and essential civilian infrastructure are being razed, disavowing responsibility is both infantile and amoral.Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 1 Feb. 2023
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“Girlish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girlish. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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