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Recent Examples of gaiety The energy and gaiety of Boston’s annual LGBTQ+ Pride parade returned to Back Bay and South End streets Saturday, as marchers clad in rainbow tutus, mesh crop tops, and myriad styles and colors of body glitter sashayed through the city for the first time since 2019. Jeremy C. Fox, BostonGlobe.com, 10 June 2023 Where the drops are sparse in detail, the frame delivers in an undeniable elegance and gaiety. Astrid Kayembe, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2023 My peace of mind and my gaiety will be gone for ever. Audrey Wollen, The New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2023 But even that is done with gaiety. John Sharp | Jsharp@al.com, al, 13 Feb. 2023 See all Example Sentences for gaiety 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gaiety
Noun
  • Women would turn up to his signings dressed in the elaborate Victorian-goth attire of his characters and beg him to sign their breasts or slip him key cards to their hotel rooms.
    Lila Shapiro, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Her outfit featured a black skirt suit with statement buttons running down the front placket of her jacket in shades of white and gold, a contrast to the black fabric of her attire.
    Julia Teti, WWD, 9 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • With the move, Sewell joined Trump and his wife, Melania, in promoting digital currency coins in recent days, as the nation’s eyes have been focused on the festivities in Washington.
    Dan Mangan,Kevin Breuninger,Spencer Kimball,Christina Wilkie,Annie Nova,Brian Evans,Alex Harring,Yun Li, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2025
  • The annual festivities in China end on the first full moon of the year, with the celebration of the Lantern Festival, which is held on day 15 of the first month of the lunar calendar.
    Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Silky and Beautiful arrived in their usual finery, Silky wearing a red fedora and fur coat and Beautiful spraying hair spray everywhere.
    Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 18 Jan. 2025
  • At the 2025 Golden Globe Awards on Jan. 5, 2025, stars hit the red carpet in their fineries — dressed in custom designer gowns and dripping in jewels.
    Claire Sullivan, WWD, 6 Jan. 2025
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  • American scientists crowed with glee over evidence that America was as old as Europe.
    Caroline Winterer / Made by History, TIME, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Maria hides her pills from her household staff with the glee of a child stashing her Halloween candy.
    Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 8 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The visuals, the camera work, the colors of the costumes, the inclusion of certain spaceships are all inspired by Emperor Philippa Georgiou Augustus Iaponius Centarius (or just Philippa for short), first introduced in Star Trek: Discovery.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Her wardrobe, overseen by costume designer Amy Stofsky, is certainly the stuff of Y2K dreams.
    Liam Hess, Vogue, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • But who has time for all of that frippery, anyway, when war’s a-comin’?
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The British actor, almost as a counterpoint to the Nantucket frippery on display in the adaptation of Elin Hilderbrand’s chart-topping beach read, can now be found on the stage of the prestigious Almeida Theatre in Islington, North London.
    Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2024
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  • Complementing the apparel, the commemorative coffee table book highlights RSVP Gallery’s cultural influence over the past 15 years.
    Cassell Ferere, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
  • Related article Remember when Princess Diana danced with John Travolta at the White House? Even Jackie Kennedy — who was celebrated for her ever-appropriate, timeless dress sense — sometimes eschewed the unwritten mandate of wearing American apparel.
    Leah Dolan, CNN, 18 Jan. 2025
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  • Marks will be given to chart all manner of qualities and characteristics such as ball control, passing, heading, vision, movement, strength, bravery, leadership.
    Philip Buckingham, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Working on Lynch’s set required a level of bravery that the shy girl from Chicago had not drawn on before.
    Andy Hazel, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025

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