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as in rhetoric
full of fine words and fancy expressions
the flowery verses that always appear on valentines
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Recent Examples of flowery
The Au Sable Light Station, built in 1874, stands near a flowery field, June 12.
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Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Dec. 2024
Join 1 other in the comments View Comments If the metaphor is too flowery for you, pick another.
—David G. Allan, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024
Upton's winning entry wore a rainbow skirt, a neon green shirt, a flowery cardigan, sparkly teal shoes and a knit cap imprinted with the nose and whiskers of a cat.
—Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 26 Nov. 2024
Unlike Woolf's flowery, ornate prose, West is far more straightforward.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 16 Oct. 2024
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Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Dec. 2024
Join 1 other in the comments View Comments If the metaphor is too flowery for you, pick another.
—David G. Allan, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024
Upton's winning entry wore a rainbow skirt, a neon green shirt, a flowery cardigan, sparkly teal shoes and a knit cap imprinted with the nose and whiskers of a cat.
—Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 26 Nov. 2024
Unlike Woolf's flowery, ornate prose, West is far more straightforward.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 16 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flowery
Adjective
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There were many similarities between the two gowns, from their romantic portrait necklines and full skirts, although Gottlieb's version featured a modernized upgrade courtesy of exaggerated silver floral embellishments on the bodice and a thigh-high slit.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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This compelled him in 1896 to create the famous monogram blending the LV initials and a geometric floral pattern.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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Trump and Carter are hardly the first pair of presidents to pour rhetorical oil on troubled waters, but the historical results, as with today, are mixed at best.—
Bruce Yandle,
Twin Cities,
10 July 2025
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By asking Grok to use X posts as a primary source and rhetorical inspiration, xAI is sending the large language model into a toxic landscape where trolls, political propagandists, and outright racists are some of the loudest voices.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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Macron addressed members of both houses of Britain’s Parliament packed into the building’s ornate Royal Gallery.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
8 July 2025
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This restored 1600s-era piano nobile apartment in Venice’s Cannaregio district is a stunner with its Terrazzo floors and ornate plasterwork.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
8 July 2025
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Look for bronze or dark spots on the foliage or prominent purple veins.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
9 July 2025
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Her finely plucked, angled eyebrows, a burgeoning brow theme these days, harked back to the beauty aesthetics of the late ’80s and early ’90s, as did her bold red lip and shimmery purple shadow.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
9 July 2025
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“Flowery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flowery. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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