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Recent Examples of ladylike
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Barbaro, who stepped into Joan Baez’s shoes in the film, opted for a more ladylike premiere look.
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Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2024
One of Bernard Arnault’s smaller, under-the-radar brands known mostly for its ladylike, top-handle bags, Moynat prides itself on an artisanal approach based on rare raw materials and haute savoir-faire.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 19 Nov. 2024
So far this fall, sumptuous suede skirts, ladylike A-line styles, sleek leather midis, and even preppy plaid picks have made it onto our radar.
—Laura Jackson, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2024
The overall trend was toward more elegant and romantic with masculine touches, such as strong suiting, moving on from the very delicate and ladylike recent collections, according to the company’s cross-city analysis of spring 2025 collections.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 21 Oct. 2024
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Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2024
One of Bernard Arnault’s smaller, under-the-radar brands known mostly for its ladylike, top-handle bags, Moynat prides itself on an artisanal approach based on rare raw materials and haute savoir-faire.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 19 Nov. 2024
So far this fall, sumptuous suede skirts, ladylike A-line styles, sleek leather midis, and even preppy plaid picks have made it onto our radar.
—Laura Jackson, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2024
The overall trend was toward more elegant and romantic with masculine touches, such as strong suiting, moving on from the very delicate and ladylike recent collections, according to the company’s cross-city analysis of spring 2025 collections.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 21 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ladylike
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But the occasionally frantic ex-jock and the gentlemanly straight man had instant chemistry.Michael S. Rosenwald, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
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America and Italy has lost one of its strongest and most gentlemanly voices: Gianfranco Sorrentino, after a long battle with illness, has died.John Mariani, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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While Hillary Clinton favored one of her signature pantsuits, Chelsea opted for an Oscar de la Renta design with feminine touches.Julia Teti, WWD, 14 Jan. 2025
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It’s sometimes used as a feminine name, but is most commonly used as a masculine name in Ireland.Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Jan. 2025
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He's remained a core player ever since as the chivalrous yet sometimes hot-headed Nicholas Newman.Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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This chivalrous gentleman was joined by a starstruck insect.Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 24 June 2024
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In both sketches, Keaton plays an effeminate man who doesn’t quite understand the assignment.Rosa Escandon, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
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But worry not: Once it’s done poking fun at an effeminate male stereotype, the script swoops in with a cautious coming-out monologue perfectly tailored to generate a fresh round of headlines celebrating and/or criticizing Disney’s latest LGBTQ milestone.Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2021
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Douyin Warnings From Within China China’s drive to assimilate the Tibetans echoes history elsewhere in the world where Indigenous people were seen by their foreign occupiers as savages who needed to be civilized with boarding schools, causing trauma and abuses.Chris Buckley, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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What does ring true until the final frame of the show and into our present-day lives is that civilization and the civilized rarely occupy the same space.Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 9 Jan. 2025
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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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From general manager Kyle Davidson on down, the Blackhawks are always careful not to criticize Jones.Scott Powers, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
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But be careful when scrolling, as the answers are at the end of the article.John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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In Benediction, Terence Davies had to split Siegfried Sassoon into two (Jack Lowden, Peter Capaldi) to create a comparably complex personality, but Scott’s Adam is all the more moving for being less refined, a performance of sustained fragility and unmanly truth.Armond White, National Review, 29 Dec. 2023
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Why is his governess, Mrs. Brock, fired for encouraging Richard’s unmanly interest in poetry and music?Francine Prose, The New York Review of Books, 22 Nov. 2018
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“Ladylike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ladylike. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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