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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
With a wide range of colors, patterns, and fabrics—think crisp linens, cozy flannel, and cooling percale—there’s something for every sleeper and bedroom aesthetic on this massive online retailer.
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Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 14 Jan. 2025
The pants, which come in regular, tall, and petite lengths, combine cozy Italian flannel fabric with sharp tailoring for a fit that’s relaxed yet polished.
—Averi Baudler, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025
And nothing says a damp spring day along the Charles River like a pair of flannel or corduroy trousers.
—Caroline Reilly, Robb Report, 5 Feb. 2025
Most of the collection centers on a gray color palette, but Ferguson injected pops of color that added a youthfulness to the collection, like a gray flannel cardigan with orange buttons, a boxy purple crewneck sweater and a black and white graphic cardigan.
—Layla Ilchi, WWD, 3 Feb. 2025
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Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 14 Jan. 2025
The pants, which come in regular, tall, and petite lengths, combine cozy Italian flannel fabric with sharp tailoring for a fit that’s relaxed yet polished.
—Averi Baudler, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025
And nothing says a damp spring day along the Charles River like a pair of flannel or corduroy trousers.
—Caroline Reilly, Robb Report, 5 Feb. 2025
Most of the collection centers on a gray color palette, but Ferguson injected pops of color that added a youthfulness to the collection, like a gray flannel cardigan with orange buttons, a boxy purple crewneck sweater and a black and white graphic cardigan.
—Layla Ilchi, WWD, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flannel
Noun
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In a large bowl beat butter with a mixer on medium 30 seconds.—
Katlyn Moncada,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Feb. 2025
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Instead of frozen pieces or chunks of cookie, Li and his team wound up developing a fudge-like cookie butter that can be swirled into a Frosty.—
Kris Van Cleave,
CBS News,
15 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Crews wearing hazmat suits shoveled mounds of ash into plastic garbage bags.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Feb. 2025
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Hegseth calls new names 'garbage' Hegseth already signaled his intention to revert the original, Confederate names of two bases.—
Tom Vanden Brook,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 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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But despite Lamb’s flattery, the veteran wideout seems content with remaining in Dallas.—
Paulina Dedaj,
Fox News,
15 Feb. 2025
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All the flattery concealed a number of tensions between the two nations, including on two of Mr. Trump’s signature issues, trade and immigration.—
Maggie Haberman,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Writing nonsense just to make word / article quotas.—
Harman Dayal,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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The Baltimore Sun owes Baltimore Ravens placekicker Justin Tucker a headline apology and let this nonsense go.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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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No drool icicles hanging from his mouth and his body shook with excitement.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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Nate Burleson to haters of NFL's promo clip featuring Taylor Swift: 'Wipe the drool off your tank top' Burleson didn't hold back while addressing the critics who decried seeing Swift in an NFL hype video.—
Alex Perry,
The Enquirer,
6 Sep. 2024
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“Flannel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flannel. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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