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Recent Examples of frippery Again, this could be all down to the writing, to the show’s expanding storylines and self-conscious frippery. Aja Romano, Vox, 21 May 2024 Forget five-star fripperies like the big TV, the room service menu, the chocolate on the pillow - though a coffee machine and a bottle of Asturian wine would certainly be nice. Paul Richardson, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Apr. 2024 For serious mariners, form followed function, and fripperies were frowned upon. Lucy Alexander, Robb Report, 23 Mar. 2024 He’s focused on more than fripperies, though: there are three Internet carriers here, for a double back up and blazing speeds, as well as cell service across the property, a rarity even at the toniest lodges. Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2023 See All Example Sentences for frippery
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frippery
Noun
  • Guests ages 21 or older are invited to wear prom attire and can meet scientists, get involved at the San Diego Archaeological Center, dig up fossils at the Paleo demo lab, dance along to live music and meet various local organizations.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
  • In early March, the Paris in Love star shared photos of her family of four dressed in black tie attire for the 2025 Oscars.
    Hannah Sacks, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • My memoir was built of gaps, juxtaposition, weird little nothings.
    Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The one whose legs turned nothings into somethings, improvising the Lions’ entire defensive game plan into a pile of ash?
    Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2024
Noun
  • To majorly commit, request everyone show up in tea-time finery—hats and all.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2025
  • But for all its imperial finery and grandeur, the waltz was the people’s dance.
    Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • As a society navigating the choppy waters of quick-draw feuds and biting vitriol—no matter the triviality or seriousness of the topic in question—we are often cowered into joining the chorus versus belting out a solo for fear of being singled out.
    Christina L. Sgro, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
  • In other words, no drugs, alcohol abuse, tardiness, triviality, egocentricity.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Since arriving on Savile Row, the sons have worked with several high-profile costume designers on pieces for forthcoming productions.
    Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Hire a really good costume designer and a really good art department.
    H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The ceremony honored eight recipients from around the world for acts of bravery, activism, perseverance and more.
    Meredith Kile, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Reprising the role of the cocky Naval aviator required the bravery of a real fighter pilot.
    Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In Season 1 of the HBO original series, Joel wore Wrangler several times, so the brand’s apparel was already in the show.
    Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 10 Apr. 2025
  • But 63% of the company’s apparel and accessories products are manufactured in Jordan, Vietnam, Cambodia or Indonesia; Trump had initially set tariff rates of 20%, 46%, 49% and 32%, respectively, on those nations.
    Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • With the Red Army closing in, such gatherings, expressions of a desperate gaiety, a fin d’une époque efflorescence, weren’t rare.
    James Wood, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
  • His formidable rich voice voice always carried the gaiety of a comic opera basso.
    John Mariani, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024

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“Frippery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frippery. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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