chocolate-box

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Recent Examples of chocolate-box The trains used here aren’t big – sometimes only two carriages — but the gentle trundle through soaring valleys and chocolate-box villages is what captures the heart. James March, Travel + Leisure, 3 Feb. 2025 Founded in the heart of the British countryside, the Cotswolds, an area that's famous for its chocolate-box villages and charming country pubs, is the British lifestyle brand Bamford. Felicity Carter, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chocolate-box
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, Fresnel was feeling sentimental about the full-circle moment for her fledgling brand, which takes its inspiration from a ‘borrowed from the boys’ type vibe.
    Freya Drohan, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2025
  • This Earth sign is also ruled by Venus, and the King is equally sentimental and passionate, believing in love at first sight.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The first half was sloppy for both teams as the two totaled nine turnovers each.
    Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2025
  • The complaint filed by five labor unions and five nonprofit organizations is among multiple lawsuits pushing back on the administration's efforts to vastly shrink the federal workforce, which Trump has called bloated and sloppy.
    CBS News, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Inflation could prove sticky while prices might pick up again, Federal Reserve Governor Adriana Kugler warned, signaling that the U.S. central bank should keep interest rates steady for the time.
    Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2025
  • My advice is to choose the former, which is more sticky than spicy, and save the latter for a buffalo chicken salad ($17).
    Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2025

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“Chocolate-box.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chocolate-box. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.

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