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Men’s fashion week has long been considered the quieter, less showy sibling of the long-standing women’s event.—
Joy Montgomery,
Vogue,
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Advertisement The fate of the nearby Bruin, which opened in 1937, remains unclear; it was not purchased along with its more showy sibling.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
21 July 2024
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In another striking display of Ukrainian air power on or just before Thursday, a robotic Aeroprakt A-22 bomber, presumably flown by the Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces, flew low over Bryansk under the cover of darkness and dropped a 550-pound bomb on a Russian installation.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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For example, earlier this month, a striking residence refurbished by architect Robert Stone was hoisted onto the market for $7.5 million.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
28 Feb. 2025
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While its interior design is less flashy than rivals from Ferrari and Lamborghini, the aesthetic is pleasing, and outward visibility is excellent.—
Eric Stafford,
Car and Driver,
6 Jan. 2023
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If McCarthy falls shorts, that hands leverage to people are every bit as extreme as Greene, though slightly less flashy about it—Andy Biggs, Paul Gosar, and Matt Gaetz.—
Michael Tomasky,
The New Republic,
3 Jan. 2023
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We are told a splashy comedy slate is now in the offing and will be unveiled soon.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
25 Feb. 2025
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Their rivals in the American League West did not have splashy offseasons, and the A’s were a .500 team in the second half of last season.—
The Athletic MLB Staff,
The Athletic,
12 Feb. 2025
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Watch out for slippery roads: The initial half-hour of rain is when roads are slickest due to a mixture of rain, grime, and oil.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
The Mercury News,
15 Feb. 2025
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Women are under all kinds of other pressures in the age of Instagram to be perfectly slick and tidy and on time and all this other stuff.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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The boy’s uncles—a visual artist and an aspiring intellectual—add his own flair, while Hinterland, his flamboyant great-grandmother, played by the now 92-year-old Liliane Rovère, regales memories of her home in Odessa, Prokofiev and a life less ordinary.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2025
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Jennifer, when curating her vintage realm, realized that the term has two sides: while some think of exuberant, flamboyant pieces gathered in one disorderly shop, others imagine vintage as high-end, inaccessible to the average customer.—
Grace Butler,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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The Monkey continues Perkins’ brand of glossy, inert horror with the kind of cinematography and blocking that calls the wrong kind of attention to itself.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
22 Feb. 2025
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During the 2024 Emmy Awards, for instance, Selena Gomez’s hairstylist Marissa Marino secured her glossy, shiny look by way of Fekkai’s gleam-boosting hair products — not the least of which was the cream in question itself.—
Stacia Datskovska,
WWD,
21 Feb. 2025
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Teens and tweens get their own snazzy club lounges (called Vibe for teens and Edge for tweens), and babysitting is available in a nursery for babies and toddlers ages 6 months to 3 years, for a fee.—
Fran Golden,
AFAR Media,
28 Jan. 2025
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Another adorable moment happened with Craig's son, who was dressed in a snazzy suit for the occasion.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Southern Living,
13 Jan. 2025
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“Showstopping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/showstopping. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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