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as in butter
excessive praise
the one cabinet minister who never resorts to flannel—he always tells it like it is
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as in garbage
language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense
the first serious book about the British royal family that wasn't just flannel
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Recent Examples of flannel
In the summer, swap out heavy flannels for light and airy fabrics.
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Nora Colomer, Fox News, 19 Mar. 2025
The company manufactures vintage athletic apparel, reproduction baseball hats and wool flannel jerseys primarily for teams that no longer exist such as the Homestead Grays and the New York Black Yankees.
—Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 17 Mar. 2025
Crystal embellishments in the shape of florals gave a sweet touch to grey flannels, while a pale pink floor-length cape was bedecked in shiny crystals resembling moons and large teardrops.
—Roxanne Robinson, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
With a wide range of colors, patterns, and fabrics to choose from—think crisp linens, cozy flannel, and cooling percale—there’s something for every sleeper and bedroom aesthetic at this massive online retailer.
—Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 9 Mar. 2025
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Nora Colomer, Fox News, 19 Mar. 2025
The company manufactures vintage athletic apparel, reproduction baseball hats and wool flannel jerseys primarily for teams that no longer exist such as the Homestead Grays and the New York Black Yankees.
—Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 17 Mar. 2025
Crystal embellishments in the shape of florals gave a sweet touch to grey flannels, while a pale pink floor-length cape was bedecked in shiny crystals resembling moons and large teardrops.
—Roxanne Robinson, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
With a wide range of colors, patterns, and fabrics to choose from—think crisp linens, cozy flannel, and cooling percale—there’s something for every sleeper and bedroom aesthetic at this massive online retailer.
—Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 9 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flannel
Noun
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Wrap the ribs in foil with butter, a few splashes of apple juice, and a spoonful of barbecue sauce.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
21 Mar. 2025
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Add the flour and stir very gently until no traces of it remain. 4: Swipe a large pat of butter over the hot pan to coat it generously.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The organization also sampled 25 different polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, organic compounds that form when oil, wood or garbage burns.—
Corinne Purtill,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Hazardous waste was being dumped into landfills along with household garbage and was often incinerated, which in turn sent the toxic materials into the atmosphere.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2025
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Someone is then shot with a harpoon, only to have their guts pulled like taffy from the wound.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
20 Feb. 2025
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Boucher was on the hunt for Abba-Zaba, a chewy taffy bar with a real peanut butter center.—
Jessica Ma,
Sacramento Bee,
20 July 2024
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The property also grows its own herbs, greens, nuts, berries, and edible flowers.—
Bianca Salonga,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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Focus on whole foods like fruits, leafy green vegetables, fatty fish, nuts, and seeds.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
5 Jan. 2025
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Wang’s guest tried to put him at ease with a bit of flattery.—
Brian Nishii Tanya Pérez Quinton Kamara,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and that seems to be what Ariana Grande thinks about Kelly Ripa's impersonation of her.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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But when real users interact with it, the system collapses, generating nonsense or failing to handle inputs that deviate from the demo script.—
Albert Lie,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Slapping down Putin should mean something, but that pronouncement, like everything Trump utters, is undercut by him spouting nonsense, including about a third term, which his press secretary laughed off yesterday.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2025
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People should wash any skin that comes into contact with the slurry with water and soft soap, before using a hand cream to avoid dryness and cracking.—
Lauren Penington,
The Denver Post,
2 Sep. 2024
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Most of the questions aimed at the ironic American director of Raging Bull, Taxi Driver and Goodfellas were less softballs than soft soap, with reporters as interested in Scorsese’s favorite food — his mother’s lasagna recipe — as the movies in his peerless filmography.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Feb. 2024
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Sam apologized awkwardly, trying covertly to swipe beneath her chin, checking for drool and feeling like the world’s schlubiest schlub for struggling to tear her eyes from this stranger when the love of her life had dumped her an hour earlier.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
12 Feb. 2025
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Over time, drool evolved in the 19th century as a more specific term for saliva spilling or dripping from the mouth.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
13 Dec. 2024
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“Flannel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flannel. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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