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Recent Examples of gamine
The gamine Ferran has an extraordinary feral, changeling quality.
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Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2025
In 1954, newcomer Audrey Hepburn won for her gamine role as royalty playing hooky in Roman Holiday, while the 1955 awards honored an entirely different type of performance, Method actress Eva Marie Saint's hyperrealistic turn in On the Waterfront.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 1 Mar. 2025
Still the signature shade of blonde (a big part of her transformation for the role in Wicked), Grande ditched her side part for short, gamine bangs swept to the side a la Audrey Hepburn.
—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 4 Jan. 2025
Thanks to Russell’s gamine pixie crop, the necklace’s central 11-carat stone twinkled alluringly at the nape of her neck, meaning that paparazzi were craning their necks for that 360 degree full-look view.
—Laura Hawkins, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2024
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Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2025
In 1954, newcomer Audrey Hepburn won for her gamine role as royalty playing hooky in Roman Holiday, while the 1955 awards honored an entirely different type of performance, Method actress Eva Marie Saint's hyperrealistic turn in On the Waterfront.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 1 Mar. 2025
Still the signature shade of blonde (a big part of her transformation for the role in Wicked), Grande ditched her side part for short, gamine bangs swept to the side a la Audrey Hepburn.
—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 4 Jan. 2025
Thanks to Russell’s gamine pixie crop, the necklace’s central 11-carat stone twinkled alluringly at the nape of her neck, meaning that paparazzi were craning their necks for that 360 degree full-look view.
—Laura Hawkins, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gamine
Noun
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Diminutive Darcy Rose Byrnes makes for a terrific waif of a hotel maid, her presence central to the action.—
Christopher Smith,
Orange County Register,
17 Mar. 2025
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The immortal embarrassment of Nosferatu The arduous, debilitating affair between melancholic 1830s waif Ellen (Lily-Rose Depp) and her vampire lover-enemy Count Orlok (Bill Skarsgård, under tons of prosthetics) begins with deception.—
Alex Abad-Santos,
Vox,
10 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Deutsch, with her ragamuffin-chic blond pixie cut, is a perfect Seberg.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
18 May 2025
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In the crowd, Taraji P. Henson and her hairstylist Tym Wallace showed up in matching opalescent grills with the former in a dirty blonde pompadour pixie.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
12 May 2025
Noun
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Without sea stars to balance the food web, urchin numbers have exploded.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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Their big-brother/little-brother vibe is more affecting than the relationship between siblings Natalie and Henry, typical Hollywood urchins whose brave action-movie routines are exceptional only for their cubistic, pillowy environs.—
Armond White,
National Review,
16 Apr. 2025
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The Track Pant Lean into the tomboy ease of a slouchy pair of track pants by adding an oversized button up and Gucci loafers.—
Christina Holevas,
Vogue,
1 May 2025
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McKeon joined the cast of the series, which already included Charlotte Rae, Lisa Whelchel, Mindy Cohn and Kim Fields, as tomboy Jo Polniaczek for its second season in 1980.—
John Russell,
People.com,
3 Feb. 2025
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However, the biggest win for the Shamrocks came against Franklin during a 14-6 romp April 26.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
24 May 2025
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The police department shared a video of the repeat offender's recent romp around his neighborhood in its social media post.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
21 May 2025
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“Gamine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gamine. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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