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as in sickening
overly or insincerely flattering
the player's fulsome praise for the coach showed just how hard he was trying to be named captain of the team
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as in generous
giving or sharing in abundance and without hesitation
grateful survivors who were fulsome in their praise of the rescue team
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as in ugly
causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment
the author perpetuates some truly fulsome stereotypes in her novel
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Recent Examples of fulsome
Working with the insurance brokers and the risk managers and legal or other teams involved in assisting the CFO, to really do a fulsome look at how the policies compare, and even create potential enhancements to seek from the insurers.
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Megan Poinski, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
Kumar has reportedly extolled Indian prime minister Narendra Modi as his idol, but Modi has received hardly less fulsome tribute from Biden and Harris.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 Aug. 2024
Effective deterrence requires greater speed, deeper innovation, and more fulsome collaboration than exists today.
—Byhoracio Rozanski, Fortune, 10 June 2024
Roomful of Blues with its fulsome horns is at Infinity Hall Hartford.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2024
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Megan Poinski, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
Kumar has reportedly extolled Indian prime minister Narendra Modi as his idol, but Modi has received hardly less fulsome tribute from Biden and Harris.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 Aug. 2024
Effective deterrence requires greater speed, deeper innovation, and more fulsome collaboration than exists today.
—Byhoracio Rozanski, Fortune, 10 June 2024
Roomful of Blues with its fulsome horns is at Infinity Hall Hartford.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fulsome
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Next she was wrenched the other way in a sickening, 180° roll, and one of the crew members tumbled down the almost-vertical deck and vanished in the sea.Orval C. Johnson, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2024
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What was sickening about being there in person was watching the Trump fans around me and realizing that there was nothing shocking about it to them.Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2024
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In addition, the home includes a two-car garage, offering generous space for vehicles and storage requirements.Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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At a competitive price and 27% discount, this SSD also comes with a generous five-year warranty, providing peace of mind.Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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Watch on Hulu Queenie Queenie Jenkins (Dionne Brown) is a Jamaican-British twentysomething whose world is thrown into an upheaval following an ugly breakup with her boyfriend.Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
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The lake replaced an ugly swath of the dry bed of the Salt River that cut through the heart of downtown Tempe and spurred an influx of employment and luxury housing on the coveted waterfront real estate.Jessica Boehm, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
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Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust’s portfolio.Jim Cramer, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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Although his output slowed in later years, Jones, a lifelong activist and supporter of Martin Luther King Jr., continued to contribute to charitable causes and worked on the soundtrack to the 2024 film Lola.Darlene Aderoju, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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Trump is disgusting, unhinged and unfit to represent the United States.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Oliver Stone calls John Wick 4 'disgusting beyond belief' Star Keanu Reeves was the film's main selling point, but his box office pull had considerably weakened since his glory days in the 1990s.Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 24 Oct. 2024
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To that end, yes, honeymoon phases are gushy (and self-absorbed).Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 19 June 2024
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The film opens with a dizzying montage of magazine covers and clips accompanied by a stream of gushy praise from prominent fans.David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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For the evening, the stews break out their coral dresses instead of blacks which are pretty awful.Emma Soren, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
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Jean Dujardin, the French actor who won an Academy Award for that awful silent-movie spoof The Artist, is almost unrecognizable in On the Wandering Paths (Sur les chemins noirs).Armond White, National Review, 1 Nov. 2024
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Collaborations featuring the late artist’s work are abundant and increasing in number, from candles to footwear.Andrea Bossi, Essence, 4 Nov. 2024
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Streaming platforms that prioritize a seamless, viewer-centric experience can foster loyalty in an industry where options are abundant and viewer expectations are high.Brent Gleeson, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Fulsome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fulsome. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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