as in attire
dressy clothing
the guests arrived at the wedding in all their finery
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Recent Examples of finery
Halloween may have come and gone, but Hollywood decked out in frightful finery for the premiere of Nosferatu.
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Lawrence Yee, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
May, the month of the Cannes Film Festival and the French Open, is when France usually pivots, turning heel on a season of gloom and rain to show off its finery and raison d’être.
—airmail.news, 25 May 2024
Along with her feather finery and green sartorial color motif, Queen Camilla accessorized with pieces of jewelry courtesy of the late Queen Elizabeth II’s collection.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 26 Dec. 2024
In this life-force of a musical, even the help gets to shine like so many sequins on a prima donna’s finery.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2024
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Lawrence Yee, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
May, the month of the Cannes Film Festival and the French Open, is when France usually pivots, turning heel on a season of gloom and rain to show off its finery and raison d’être.
—airmail.news, 25 May 2024
Along with her feather finery and green sartorial color motif, Queen Camilla accessorized with pieces of jewelry courtesy of the late Queen Elizabeth II’s collection.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 26 Dec. 2024
In this life-force of a musical, even the help gets to shine like so many sequins on a prima donna’s finery.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for finery
Noun
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As for the rest of her attire, Queen Letizia continued the black accessories motif.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
18 Feb. 2025
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The [Bit of attire supposedly named for its original bright red cloth] here is a BLAZER, which was first called that in the late 1800s.—
Caitlin Lovinger,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2025
Noun
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For the second part of the performance, Smith did a costume change.—
Mikelle Street,
WWD,
21 Feb. 2025
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Baldoni’s lawyer, Bryan Freedman, defended Kelly during her legal dispute with NBC News when she was pushed out for defending Halloween costumes that involved blackface and still received the full $69 million from her contract.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The production encapsulated his bravery, wit and charm.—
Joshua Barone,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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Gryffindor stands for bravery, courage and chivalry; Hufflepuff is known for loyalty, kindness and hard work; Ravenclaw values wisdom, wit and a love of learning; Slytherin represents ambition, resourcefulness and determination.—
Kelsey Lentz,
People.com,
17 Feb. 2025
Noun
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At first, Valentín shows no interest in Molina’s frippery, but once he gets started on his detailed narration of the loopy movie plot, the political prisoner begins eagerly requesting further installments.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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But who has time for all of that frippery, anyway, when war’s a-comin’?—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
20 Dec. 2024
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Jefferies thinks the risk-reward outlook over the next five year is strong for Nike , particularly as the company attempts to regain its crown in the athletic apparel market.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2025
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Second to limited editions, oversize apparel was revealed as a crowd favorite with a positive sentiment score of 86 percent.—
Alexandra Pastore,
WWD,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Finery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finery. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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