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as in wonderful
of the very best kind
thanked their hosts for the lovely time they had at the party
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as in beautiful
very pleasing to look at
a lovely painting of young girls in their summer dresses
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Recent Examples of lovely
Katie McDonough, Curbed, 18 May 2026
Birds love black-oil sunflower seeds—these dark seeds make a lovely trim for your wooden house.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 May 2026
Erynn Hassinger, Country Living, 22 Apr. 2023
No, Colin Frissell hooking up with the three lovelies in Wisconsin.
—Kyle Smith, National Review, 10 Dec. 2019
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Adjective
Walkable to lots of lovely stuff — IFC Center, Washington Square Park, and that cute little shopping district on Bleecker that is actually a retail psyop!
—Katie McDonough, Curbed, 18 May 2026
Birds love black-oil sunflower seeds—these dark seeds make a lovely trim for your wooden house.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 May 2026
Noun
The first flowering of the reblooming variety of these perennial lovelies is in June.
—Erynn Hassinger, Country Living, 22 Apr. 2023
No, Colin Frissell hooking up with the three lovelies in Wisconsin.
—Kyle Smith, National Review, 10 Dec. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lovely
Adjective
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The aesthetic is going to go a lot of different places across Season 8, too, including two episodes in the round and the finale, which Badner wouldn’t dare spoil but is proud of the wonderful collaboration between the production design, camera, and lighting teams.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
19 May 2026
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Shrubs, such as American filbert (Corylus americana), are a wonderful way to add interest to your landscape throughout multiple seasons.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
19 May 2026
Adjective
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As a means of conspicuous consumption the canon is poorly served, but as a destination to explore, as a complicated, contradictory, sometimes boring and often beautiful place, there can be much to be gained through a meander, a perusal, a stroll.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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The morning light there is beautiful, and the atmosphere captures a softer, calmer side of Rio that visitors don't always expect.—
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
Noun
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In another stunner, Feinberg pointed out that Louis-Dreyfus, who was 21 at the time, was a member of the cast alongside soon-to-be comedy greats Eddie Murphy, Martin Short, Christopher Guest, Billy Crystal and more.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2026
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China Grill is a stunner with its walls of glass offering up a 360-degree view and a triangular atrium ceiling.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 May 2026
Adjective
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Christopher Sanchez has once again been excellent, and Jacob Misiorowski has often looked unhittable with over 14 strikeouts per nine innings.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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The excellent, nonprofit gallery and incubator known as PlatteForum has moved around a bit over the years, and will reopen in the Art District on Santa Fe starting June 5.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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Shot by Ryuto Kondo, who also served as cinematographer on Koreeda’s wonderful Palme d’Or-winning Shoplifters and the more recent Monster, the film looks sharp, with lots of striking aerial shots and gorgeous natural light in the many outdoors scenes.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
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Riley Keough wears a gorgeous baby blue dress to the Chopard Trophy photo call at the 79th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 15.—
People Staff,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
Noun
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The clinic has become known for combining high-end aesthetic treatments with destination beauty travel, particularly for international celebrity clients who return for repeat visits.—
Hanna Wickes,
Sacbee.com,
14 May 2026
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But that’s the beauty of being free – I wasn’t hired for this.—
Amy Reyes,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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But unlike in Berlin in the dead of winter and on the Venetian lagoon’s rather fabulous Lido at the far end of the Med’s back-to-school moment, the Cannes festival usually brings with it a kind of spring-fresh breeze.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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Tom Cruise, Val Kilmer, Anthony Edwards, Meg Ryan, Tom Skerritt, Tim Robbins, Kelly McGillis and James Tolkan, among other fabulous actors, demonstrate their divine talents and commitment to character development, taking us on a journey like no other into the universe of naval aviation.—
Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
Adjective
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Walter, who had left the Progressive Labor Party, didn’t preach Marxism to his son, but Riley embraced a radical-left viewpoint on his own, after tagging along with some cute older girls who were participating in a cannery workers’ strike.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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He's described as being cute, with chin-length dark hair, dimples and a diamond stud in one ear.—
Jennifer McClellan,
USA Today,
17 May 2026
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“Lovely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lovely. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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