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having passed its time of use or usefulness
mossy rules of etiquette that date from the Victorian era
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Recent Examples of mossy
This garment, rendered in a tweed blend with a gorgeously mossy sheen, is both architectural in its structure and fluid in its silhouette.
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Goth Shakira, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2024
Along with beautiful spring flowers and mossy decorations, the cake gives a special nod to PEOPLE’s extensive royal coverage: one of the Queen’s corgis stands at the foot of the cake.
—Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024
The 221-acre Fort Abercrombie National Historic Site has relics from World War II, plus boating facilities, campsites, and hiking trails that pass along mossy forests, rocky beaches, and stunning cliffside views.
—Susan Portnoy, Travel + Leisure, 29 Mar. 2024
Blurring the lines between what’s considered an Easter wreath versus a spring wreath, this 20-inch door decoration has all the hallmarks of both: daisies, berries, greenery, twine, a twig nest, and a Robin’s blue bird eggs with mossy details.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Mar. 2024
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Goth Shakira, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2024
Along with beautiful spring flowers and mossy decorations, the cake gives a special nod to PEOPLE’s extensive royal coverage: one of the Queen’s corgis stands at the foot of the cake.
—Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024
The 221-acre Fort Abercrombie National Historic Site has relics from World War II, plus boating facilities, campsites, and hiking trails that pass along mossy forests, rocky beaches, and stunning cliffside views.
—Susan Portnoy, Travel + Leisure, 29 Mar. 2024
Blurring the lines between what’s considered an Easter wreath versus a spring wreath, this 20-inch door decoration has all the hallmarks of both: daisies, berries, greenery, twine, a twig nest, and a Robin’s blue bird eggs with mossy details.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mossy
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Coppola’s emphasis on white protagonist Cesar is, in Hollywood liberal terms, facile and archaic.Armond White, National Review, 4 Oct. 2024
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While Walter’s traditional village represents an archaic and beautiful (though flawed) way of living, Nina’s sojourns into the mountains are like time-traveling to a worse, more restrictive way of life.Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024
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Such a prospect is one that the city’s antiquated water orthodoxy has never managed to fathom.Tom Philp, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Ahead of Election Day Cyclorama: The Shape of Things contains a wide spread of imagery: footage on both pro- and anti-segregation riots, recordings from antiquated circus acts featuring a dancing elephant, silhouettes of what appear to be Southern belles in hoop skirts that laugh over tea.Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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General and administrative expenses increased to $12.9 million from $11.9 million, primarily due to costs from the company's bi-annual national summit and obsolete inventory expenses.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
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However, this rapid transformation also stirs anxiety, with employees worrying their jobs may become obsolete.Cory McNeley, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The architecture preserves this history from the medieval Islamic Kasbah of the Udayas to the Colonial-era neighborhoods and beyond.Elle Benson Easton, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2024
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During a proceeding, for example, the College of Cardinals stays in the Casa Santa Marta, an ornate, medieval dormitory where they are fed and tended to by an order of nuns.Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
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Uncle Jack Cassidy lives on the island which is filled with new dinosaur species, giant insects and prehistoric amphibians.Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
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Godzilla: Dressing up as a prehistoric dinosaurian monster never gets old.Isabella Milano, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Oct. 2024
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It was filled with rusty pipes and flickering lights, complete with a wall of old control switches.Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2024
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The simple question is like a Zen koan that can get the rusty gears in your head to start turning.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Mossy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mossy. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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