as in elegance
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swankiness
Noun
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Standout moments included Tom Ford’s striking blue leather shirt in look 27; the rich tonal head-to-toe looks at Gabriela Hearst, and Givenchy’s luxurious high-necked drape dresses, which were the epitome of elegance.—
Rhonda Richford,
WWD,
12 Mar. 2025 -
Shot by Kacper Kasprzyk and styled by Carine Roitfeld, the spread exudes elegance and sophistication.—
Mecca Pryor,
Essence,
10 Mar. 2025
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The 2024 Spectre only got a two-day test drive in Long Beach, CA, earlier this week, but that was enough to experience a warm bath of utter swank, style and power of the electric supercar.—
Josh Max,
Forbes,
27 Nov. 2024
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To tap into their spot’s downtown ethos, the trio tapped industry titan Billy Cotton to design an interior swank enough to match the food at Bridges.—
Alia Akkam,
Architectural Digest,
10 Oct. 2024
Noun
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Lately, my go-to style has been an oversized V-neck sweater like this one from Quince.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Mar. 2025
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Personal style is all about texture, and so for me, adding texture through an accessory, like a leather belt or gold jewelry, helps make your outfits feel less plain.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
15 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Walking by its table of late Eighties Soviet chic, in pieces.—
Marianne Boruch,
The New York Review of Books,
20 Feb. 2025
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Aimée posed for leading photographers including William Klein, Richard Avedon, Irving Penn, Guy Bourdin and Helmut Newton, cementing her status as an ambassador of French chic.—
Joelle Diderich,
WWD,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Partisanship and hipness seemed, ever so briefly, compatible.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
28 Oct. 2024
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But there’s not a smack of hipness here, and Jalali is not on a quest for cool.—
Anthony Lane,
The New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2023
Noun
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In a second photo, Culpo turned towards the camera and placed a hand on her hip.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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As Nunez stood centrally over the ball, hands on his hips in the same way as Salah, the fan could clearly be heard shouting into the megaphone, complete with a strange siren-like effect.—
Gregg Evans,
The Athletic,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Swankiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swankiness. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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