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Recent Examples of fancy-pants
The surprise of Clover Hill is not that this sort of food is on offer in an outer borough—with its concentration of zillion-dollar brownstones and fancy-pants residents, Brooklyn Heights isn’t exactly salt of the earth.
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Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 21 July 2024
But no—not good enough for these fancy-pants mathematicians who need their own set of characters just to feel special.
—Eli Burnstein, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2023
With crust that's beautifully singed and wondrously puffed, the not-so-basic numbers are polished with fancy-pants ingredients—from Calabrian chile, fennel and sausage to a cacio e pepe riff made with velvety cream sauce, formaggi al pepe and pecorino.
—Brooke Viggiano, Chron, 12 Mar. 2023
Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 21 July 2024
But no—not good enough for these fancy-pants mathematicians who need their own set of characters just to feel special.
—Eli Burnstein, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2023
With crust that's beautifully singed and wondrously puffed, the not-so-basic numbers are polished with fancy-pants ingredients—from Calabrian chile, fennel and sausage to a cacio e pepe riff made with velvety cream sauce, formaggi al pepe and pecorino.
—Brooke Viggiano, Chron, 12 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fancy-pants
Adjective
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This upsets Slowik, who then forces the pretentious foodie to cook an impromptu dish in front of everyone.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
1 Feb. 2025
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You might get confused, bored, or angry sometimes, or wonder if the exercise was unnecessarily silly or pretentious.—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Not surprising, a chunk of this two-hour session focused on the grandiose Sky Club that capped this 22-story skyscraper – a high-end ballroom and restaurant that attracted local socialites as well as Chicago’s elite because of its sophisticated menu, live music, glitzy decor and ritzy ambiance.—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2025
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Trump’s proposal could be a negotiating tactic—a grandiose plan intended to be bargained down to something practical.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Against the devoted coalition of evangelical Christians, neocons, pompous billionaires and MAGA Republicans who now dominate the other side of the aisle, this prevaricating has failed to muster enthusiasm for the Democratic Party or much of the industry’s own product.—
Matt Brennan,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Jan. 2025
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Do Guy Pearce and Felicity Jones play real people in 'The Brutalist?’ The film kicks into high gear with the introduction of Harrison Lee Van Buren (Guy Pearce), a pompous patriarch and industrialist who commissions Tóth to design an elaborate community center.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA TODAY,
18 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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For too long, Big Pharma has filled the airwaves with tons of commercials to fuel demand for its products while failing to disclose the inflated, ever-increasing price of these medications.—
Dick Durbin,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2025
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While domestic sourcing may not always align with cost structures, exploring local alternatives can mitigate risks of delays and inflated costs.—
Lyric Christian,
Essence,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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As Earth's atmosphere is dominated by nitrogen and oxygen, the aurorae tend to give off a blue–pink–purple light (from the former) and a green hue (from the latter).—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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The giant purple beam atop the Golden 1 Center was becoming a fixture and not just a marketing gimmick.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacramento Bee,
7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The dress also featured an ornate cape with even more glittering details throughout.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
13 Feb. 2025
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In addition to her sparkly rings and impressive earring stack (studs, hoops and pendants, oh my!), her bejeweled nails brought some additional bling with their ornate gold charms.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
8 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Equally significant will be the chorus of deficit hawks who insist the only way to remedy a bloated federal government is to restructure entitlement programs at risk of collapse in 10 years.—
Eric Cortellessa,
TIME,
23 Jan. 2025
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My stomach felt less bloated, and there was a noticeable ease in my body’s tension.—
Tira Urquhart,
Essence,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Meanwhile, Athie finds warmth in Olivier’s detachment, ably using his deep voice for a stilted delivery that makes this wayward man feel quite at home bonding with a single chair.—
Manuel Betancourt,
Variety,
8 Feb. 2025
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Mufasa opens in the stilted aftermath of the 2019 movie (also written by Nathanson).—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Dec. 2024
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“Fancy-pants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fancy-pants. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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