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Recent Examples of mannered
His mother was both more modern and more mannered, with a sense of social justice and a compulsion to lay out china for Christmas dinner.
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Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
But rather than an imitation of life as it was depicted in Sirk’s films, all mannered transatlantic speech and swishing shirtwaist dresses, Moore takes the assignment dead seriously.
—Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2024
Yet nothing about Ghee is mannered or fussy in the way of, say, an over-emotional Tony Awards acceptance speech; on the contrary, the work is disciplined, concise and immaculately crafted.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2024
More provocative and meaningful than Bret Easton Ellis' American Psycho, Zahavi's mannered work of emotional terror will shock you with its daring but also inspire you with its power.
—The Week Staff, theweek, 11 June 2024
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Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
But rather than an imitation of life as it was depicted in Sirk’s films, all mannered transatlantic speech and swishing shirtwaist dresses, Moore takes the assignment dead seriously.
—Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2024
Yet nothing about Ghee is mannered or fussy in the way of, say, an over-emotional Tony Awards acceptance speech; on the contrary, the work is disciplined, concise and immaculately crafted.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2024
More provocative and meaningful than Bret Easton Ellis' American Psycho, Zahavi's mannered work of emotional terror will shock you with its daring but also inspire you with its power.
—The Week Staff, theweek, 11 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mannered
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The reports of Andrews’ 2024 demise were greatly exaggerated.Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2025
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However, the study cautions that claims of enhanced accuracy through advanced computational methods are often exaggerated.Bruce Gil, Quartz, 9 Jan. 2025
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Some implied Hill was pretentious for citing Sam Peckinpah, Martin Scorsese, and Taxi Driver as the film’s influences.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 30 Dec. 2024
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Like David, Danson appeared as a pretentious and smug version of himself on the beloved series.Esther Kang, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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Rainy springtime walk in Central Park This is a showy couple with a penchant for theatrics.Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
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The operatic numbers are showy and gorgeous, with great costumes and production design.Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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Labeling something so personal feels almost unnatural.Ron Hart, SPIN, 10 Jan. 2025
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While there are certainly products that can be used across different hair textures, lengths, curl patterns, thicknesses, colors (natural and unnatural), and needs, hair products are often created with specific consumers in mind.Erin Parker, Allure, 3 Jan. 2025
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Dams and water extraction are impacting 39% of the studied species, according to the paper.Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 8 Jan. 2025
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What looks like the real Loren Gray on Instagram is a studied version of the girl who dropped out of high school and became a social media star.Elizabeth MacBride, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Like Ye’s 2016 album The Life of Pablo, its form continues to solidify even after release; like SOS, its core theme is addressing an imbalance between the outward celebrity and shot-caller and the long-suffering lover and sometimes self-conscious overthinker behind the scenes.Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
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But there’s something overripe about the image, a self-conscious baroqueness that troubles the line between humor and horror.Jeremy Lybarger, ARTnews.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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Everybody thought the flamboyant New York investor paid $10 million in cash for the huge compound and an adjacent parcel in 1985.Miami Herasld Archives, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
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With some of the biggest stars in television and film in attendance, there was no shortage of fabulous and flamboyant formal wear.The Styles Desk, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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According to Butler and Desai, chick lit tends to celebrate an ostentatious culture of globe-trotting shopping sprees—mainly in Western centers of fashion and power, such as London and New York.H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 8 Jan. 2025
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The actor’s approach to method dressing was expansive: from a modest 1997 Christian Dior skirt-set patterned with delicate daisies, to ostentatious power-clashing pieces from Christopher John Rogers.Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Mannered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mannered. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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