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Recent Examples of wallflower
Coughlan followed it up with Netflix phenomenon Bridgerton, stealing the show as Penelope Featherington, a Regency-era wallflower who is secretly Lady Whistledown, the anonymous author of a notorious scandal sheet.
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Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2025
Throughout the show, Louise goes from meek wallflower struggling to keep up with her sister June (Jordan Tyson) in their family Vaudeville act to the take-charge superstar stripper, all while under the unbearable pressure from her mother, Rose (Audra McDonald).
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 12 May 2025
Taking in the festivities firsthand felt like being a wallflower amid a room of my most interesting peers.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 14 Apr. 2025
The Cream Voltage range was already anything but a wallflower, but even the brightest, sparkliest axe pales in comparison to the fluid, shifting body of the Voltage DaVinci, which was launched at The NAMM Show this week.
—New Atlas, 30 Jan. 2025
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Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2025
Throughout the show, Louise goes from meek wallflower struggling to keep up with her sister June (Jordan Tyson) in their family Vaudeville act to the take-charge superstar stripper, all while under the unbearable pressure from her mother, Rose (Audra McDonald).
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 12 May 2025
Taking in the festivities firsthand felt like being a wallflower amid a room of my most interesting peers.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 14 Apr. 2025
The Cream Voltage range was already anything but a wallflower, but even the brightest, sparkliest axe pales in comparison to the fluid, shifting body of the Voltage DaVinci, which was launched at The NAMM Show this week.
—New Atlas, 30 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wallflower
Noun
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MacLaren noted that introverts are especially susceptible to being misread in these environments.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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For many introverts, this is mid-morning or early afternoon.—
Dr. Cynthia J. Young,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
Noun
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Colossal created the mice by modifying seven genes simultaneously and from information gathered from analysis of woolly, Columbian and steppe mammoth genomes that were up to 1.2 million years old.—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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The study in mice, published in Nature Biomedical Engineering, showed that an experimental mRNA vaccine boosted the tumor-fighting effects of a common cancer drug called immune checkpoint inhibitors.—
Annika Kim Constantino,Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
23 July 2025
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“Wallflower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wallflower. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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