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Recent Examples of wallflower
Woods stars as Louise, who transforms from timid wallflower into the famed burlesque dancer known as Gypsy Rose Lee.
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Kristen Tauer, WWD, 20 Jan. 2025
And Nubia Monks brilliantly brings this poetry-reciting wallflower into bloom, aided by assertiveness training from Angela Wildflower’s tough-as-nails Silver.
—Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 14 Feb. 2025
In June 2024, Coughlan reprised her role in Bridgerton's third season as Penelope Featherington — the shy wallflower and now not-so-secret writer, Lady Whisteldown.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 21 Jan. 2025
Embody your own sense of individuality with her fine fragrance mist, or better yet, fill your home with it, thanks to this gorgeous wallflower nightlight.
—Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 12 Feb. 2025
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Kristen Tauer, WWD, 20 Jan. 2025
And Nubia Monks brilliantly brings this poetry-reciting wallflower into bloom, aided by assertiveness training from Angela Wildflower’s tough-as-nails Silver.
—Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 14 Feb. 2025
In June 2024, Coughlan reprised her role in Bridgerton's third season as Penelope Featherington — the shy wallflower and now not-so-secret writer, Lady Whisteldown.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 21 Jan. 2025
Embody your own sense of individuality with her fine fragrance mist, or better yet, fill your home with it, thanks to this gorgeous wallflower nightlight.
—Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wallflower
Noun
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Throw in some karaoke and introverts like me are in Dante’s sixth circle of Hell.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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But he’s also lost the most radiant human being he’s ever come across, the extrovert to his introvert, the perfect soul mate.—
Sean T. Collins,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The approach worked in mice that develop a form of Alzheimer's.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
30 May 2025
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On a Mac, the most efficient way to access most menu items is via the mouse.—
Edward Mendelson,
PC Magazine,
30 May 2025
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“Wallflower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wallflower. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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