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as in rhetorical
full of fine words and fancy expressions
the flowery verses that always appear on valentines
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Recent Examples of flowery
With their blissful harmonies and flowery, mystical lyrics, the Texas duo embodied soft rock, ushering in the genre at the dawn of the Seventies with a gentle nudge and a tip of Seals’ signature newsboy cap.
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Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
26 Mar. 2026
There’s way too much flowery language defending the importance of fun and games.
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Alexander Kaplan,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
This was an Alysa Liu celebration in Oakland, so a parade of stiff speakers and flowery platitudes would not suffice.
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Ron Kroichick,
San Francisco Chronicle,
12 Mar. 2026
Once Ida is revived, Buckley is rife with tics and guttural asides, switching between rat-a-tat mobster slang and Shelley’s flowery English prose like some postmodern literary Gollum.
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David Sims,
The Atlantic,
6 Mar. 2026
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Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
26 Mar. 2026
There’s way too much flowery language defending the importance of fun and games.
—
Alexander Kaplan,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
This was an Alysa Liu celebration in Oakland, so a parade of stiff speakers and flowery platitudes would not suffice.
—
Ron Kroichick,
San Francisco Chronicle,
12 Mar. 2026
Once Ida is revived, Buckley is rife with tics and guttural asides, switching between rat-a-tat mobster slang and Shelley’s flowery English prose like some postmodern literary Gollum.
—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flowery
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But Trump so far, it’s mostly been rhetorical.
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Beginning in her early teens, Joyce loved watching Kirk’s debates on Instagram, seeing in them not carefully honed rhetorical tactics but authentic civility.
Adjective
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The white floral print channels the actress’s effortless aesthetic, and the easy-to-style design can be paired with tank tops, T-shirts, or even worn as a strapless swimsuit cover-up for beach days and vacations.
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Gomez wore the floral LBD while applying what appeared to be an unreleased lip product from her own brand, Rare Beauty.
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The ornate dress hit just above the ankle, revealing a pair of metallic gold pumps with a lustrous finish.
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Opened in 1901, the ornate behemoth in Center City, built in the style of the Second Empire, remains a showstopper today.
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At the Bruce McKittrick Rare Books Booth, all the purveyors wear flowered headbands.
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Traditionally used in flower beds, borders, and containers, mounding wave varieties and smaller flowered superbells will put out consistent flowers in all colors from early spring until first frost.
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In the second year, a hollow stalk with purple spots grows 5 to 10 feet tall.
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Then there was Felix Olivero, wearing a purple Argentina jersey and matching hat, leaning on his crutches under the hot sun on the scorching blacktop of a Hard Rock parking lot.
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“Flowery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flowery. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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