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Recent Examples of wallflower
This cake is no wallflower and comes to the party to dance.
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Anne Byrn, Southern Living, 17 Dec. 2025
From Upper East Side wallflower to serial-killing lover boy to podcast host, Penn Badgley’s had quite the arc.
—Penn Badgley, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
Thompson is perfectly paired with Wilson, an actor who can go from disheveled wallflower to calculating plotter to deer-in-the-headlights comic fighter with a widening of the eye or twisting of the lips.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025
The four fragrances will be available to purchase in a wide assortment, including three-wick candles, fine fragrance mists, body creams, body washes, foaming hand soaps, hand sanitizer sprays, laundry care, decor and wallflowers.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
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Anne Byrn, Southern Living, 17 Dec. 2025
From Upper East Side wallflower to serial-killing lover boy to podcast host, Penn Badgley’s had quite the arc.
—Penn Badgley, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
Thompson is perfectly paired with Wilson, an actor who can go from disheveled wallflower to calculating plotter to deer-in-the-headlights comic fighter with a widening of the eye or twisting of the lips.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025
The four fragrances will be available to purchase in a wide assortment, including three-wick candles, fine fragrance mists, body creams, body washes, foaming hand soaps, hand sanitizer sprays, laundry care, decor and wallflowers.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wallflower
Noun
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Leaders ‒ and particularly introverts ‒ who ignore those realities tend to burn out.—
Johnny C. Taylor Jr,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
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The introvert who reads long articles.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The research, published in the journal Cell, used mouse models to explore how the biological changes associated with cancer may affect the progression of the most common dementia type.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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Primer extension experiments using mouse macrophage RNA indicated a single transcriptional initiation site.—
Kirstin R.W. Matthews,
STAT,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Wallflower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wallflower. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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