variants
or bling-bling
: flashy jewelry worn especially as an indication of wealth or status
broadly
: expensive and ostentatious possessions
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Iron Age archaeological find: British 'bling' from 2,000 years ago included horse harnesses
Archeologists used magnetic prospection technology to find the tomb, a news release states.
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 13 June 2025
Checking bank accounts, tax records Even though the Miami bling is what gives the PPP loan schemers a bad name, investigators say that’s not how they usually get caught for ripping off the government program.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
Donald Trump decided the White House, which has had enough bling for every President since John Adams, needed more glitz.
—William W Bedsworth, Oc Register, 26 May 2025
And now, with Allen and Steinfeld’s wedding rings exchanged, the devoted Bills mafia can focus on the next bit of bling: a Super Bowl ring.
—Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2025
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 13 June 2025
Checking bank accounts, tax records Even though the Miami bling is what gives the PPP loan schemers a bad name, investigators say that’s not how they usually get caught for ripping off the government program.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
Donald Trump decided the White House, which has had enough bling for every President since John Adams, needed more glitz.
—William W Bedsworth, Oc Register, 26 May 2025
And now, with Allen and Steinfeld’s wedding rings exchanged, the devoted Bills mafia can focus on the next bit of bling: a Super Bowl ring.
—Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2025
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“Bling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bling. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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