Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frilled
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Mozambique's coast and its islands are fringed with long, powdery stretches of sand and lapped by warm Indian Ocean waters.—
Lisa Grainger,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Feb. 2026 -
Banks are fringed with grasses and scrubby trees, as colorful hills slant down to the water.—
Roger Naylor,
AZCentral.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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They’ll be treated to an authentic Persian breakfast, while taking in festive gowns and sets embroidered with jasmine vines rendered in leather, a Hilá signature.—
Ari Stark,
Footwear News,
11 Feb. 2026
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The football jersey featured his last name — Ocasio — embroidered on the back, and the number 64 on the front.—
Jessica Roiz,
Billboard,
10 Feb. 2026
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Her choice of accessories included a gold choker braided with pink gemstones, which further added a touch of gothic romanticism to her look.—
Pamela Vázquez,
Glamour,
2 Feb. 2026
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Native to Central and South America, money trees are popular houseplants with glossy green leaves and slender trunks, which are often braided for aesthetics.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Jan. 2026
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Residents looked on in awe as atmospheric friction brought on by the blistering speed of re-entry wreathed the capsule's heat shield in glowing plasma.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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Marinated salmon and confit artichoke arrived wreathed in smoke under a glass cloche to heighten our attention to umami.—
Gemma Price,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Dec. 2025
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Talarico, meanwhile, has built strong national buzz with an unexpected media tour that laced progressive politics with religious values.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
10 Feb. 2026
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Prosecutors allege Richins poisoned her husband with a cocktail laced with illicit fentanyl while the couple was celebrating at their home in March 2022.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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Those walls covered in pages from Italian pin-up magazines were hung by the company founders in 2018, after a long night of drinking.—
Sarah Blaskovich,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Police did not typically conduct similar searches for people who hung missing-pet posters in that city, Stanley said.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Frilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frilled. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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