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Recent Examples of peekaboo
Take a spin around the new garden in a two-toned ribbed Staud dress and some peekaboo flats from Cult Gaia (the better to climb all those steps!).
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Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 29 May 2021
Certainly not any of the thousands of people who've tried one of Amazon's best-selling one-piece bathing suits: a monokini with crisscross straps and a peekaboo waist that comes in dozens of colors and prints.
—Christie Calucchia, Southern Living, 7 Apr. 2021
And like Lipa, another animal had a peekaboo moment: a beautiful horse.
—Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2020
Crochet has the ability to choose loop sizes, meaning that the classic technique can be morphed into something that has more of a saucy, peekaboo effect.
—Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2020
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Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 29 May 2021
Certainly not any of the thousands of people who've tried one of Amazon's best-selling one-piece bathing suits: a monokini with crisscross straps and a peekaboo waist that comes in dozens of colors and prints.
—Christie Calucchia, Southern Living, 7 Apr. 2021
And like Lipa, another animal had a peekaboo moment: a beautiful horse.
—Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2020
Crochet has the ability to choose loop sizes, meaning that the classic technique can be morphed into something that has more of a saucy, peekaboo effect.
—Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2020
See all Example Sentences for peekaboo
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peekaboo
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As the head of a tech company, Kidman affects an office version of the high femme with diaphanous blouses and soft updos.Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
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Thus Andy Dixon paints Day-Glo takes on Rococo romances, with sculptural nudes draped in loose tunics cavorting around pleasure gardens dotted with classical statuary; these same motifs are distilled into dainty arabesques and diaphanous whorls in the abstract canvases of Michaela Yearwood-Dan.Rachel Wetzler, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2024
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Working in this season's favor was the sheer unpredictability from week to week in terms of who was aligned with whom and what would happen at Tribal Council.Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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There, along with accepting the Maverick Award, the actress wore a sheer gown with long sleeves and a high neck for the occasion.Charna Flam, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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Use transparent metrics, public reporting, and stakeholder engagement to ensure your company’s AI aligns with ethical standards and human rights ideals.Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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Sony’s plan to build an entire franchise out of standalone films about Peter Parker’s nemeses always read as a transparent attempt at riding Marvel Studios’ coattails post-Spider-Man: Homecoming.Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 13 Dec. 2024
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The main waste product of the Sims plant are bales of filmy, thin plastics, like dry cleaner bags.New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 20 May 2024
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Kendall Jenner was also seen post-Met Gala wearing a white winged corset with filmy high-low skirt and white sandals.Alex Apatoff, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024
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Bridges were needed not just to fulfill a gauzy City Beautiful dream, but for practical reasons.Gary Kamiya, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Mar. 2022
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Having grown up working in his mother’s Los Angeles hair salon, Bradford adopted a primary artmaking material that is not paint, but rather small gauzy papers used to curl hair.Matthew Bourbon, Dallas News, 22 Apr. 2020
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Samir Hussein This is the second see-through look Emma Corrin has worn on the Nosferatu press tour.Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 5 Dec. 2024
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The court also heard that Jenner had gone to Maidstone Police Station earlier on June 15 to request the return of his see-through clothing that had previously been seized by officers.Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
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No matter how far-fetched the premise or gossamer-thin the story, the musical invites (compels) us to go along with its essential surrealism, to travel to that dream space where everyday life suddenly moves and sounds deliriously out of this world.Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 7 May 2020
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For her label Anissa Aida, designer Anissa Meddeb, who lives in the capital, makes gossamer silk blouses evoking the striped motif of handwoven fouta towels and voluminous coats inspired by the burnoose cloaks worn by Berbers.Sarah Khan, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Feb. 2020
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One is a dog, one is a daintier version of Reynolds himself, one is a Lady Deadpool, and another is emblazoned with the green colors and red dragon of the Welsh flag.Christian Holub, EW.com, 29 July 2024
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This Diamond Initial Necklace from Sarah O is dainty, beautiful, sparkly, and pairs super well with other pieces.Victoria Montalti, refinery29.com, 10 Jan. 2024
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“Peekaboo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peekaboo. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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