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as in successful
having attained a desired end or state of good fortune
they knew her in her palmy days when she was living high
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as in thriving
marked by vigorous growth and well-being especially economically
a palmy suburb with lots of new homes and shopping malls
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Recent Examples of palmy
Serve a crisp cookie with each serving, such as a butter cookie or palmier.
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Cathy Thomas, Orange County Register, 22 Oct. 2024
The restaurant serves meat but is known for its palmy vegetables—roasted, smoked, fermented, braised; dished out with plenty of nuts, herbs, seeds, and cheeses.
—Jo Rodgers, Vogue, 3 May 2024
In palmier times, the leader of the Wagner group, Yevgeny V. Prigozhin, appeared at a Russian cultural center in the capital of the Central African Republic, sitting with schoolchildren and promising them free laptops.
—Elian Peltier Jim Huylebroek, New York Times, 26 Nov. 2023
Painters draw them against tropical, palmy backgrounds.
—Terrence McCoy, Washington Post, 23 Nov. 2023
In the century that followed, Carter’s house was turned into a museum with a green, palmy garden, thanks to water brought in from the Nile.
—Vivian Yee, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Nov. 2022
Cathy Thomas, Orange County Register, 22 Oct. 2024
The restaurant serves meat but is known for its palmy vegetables—roasted, smoked, fermented, braised; dished out with plenty of nuts, herbs, seeds, and cheeses.
—Jo Rodgers, Vogue, 3 May 2024
In palmier times, the leader of the Wagner group, Yevgeny V. Prigozhin, appeared at a Russian cultural center in the capital of the Central African Republic, sitting with schoolchildren and promising them free laptops.
—Elian Peltier Jim Huylebroek, New York Times, 26 Nov. 2023
Painters draw them against tropical, palmy backgrounds.
—Terrence McCoy, Washington Post, 23 Nov. 2023
In the century that followed, Carter’s house was turned into a museum with a green, palmy garden, thanks to water brought in from the Nile.
—Vivian Yee, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Nov. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for palmy
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Ruth Handler invented the wildly successful Barbie doll in 1959.George Petras, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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Christy Martin, 56, rose to fame in the '90s, becoming one of America's most successful female boxers.Shyla Watson, People.com, 14 Dec. 2024
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Lee has encounters with plenty of other men — there is a fairly thriving gay community in town — but he’s taken with Allerton.Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 5 Dec. 2024
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Residents are more inclined to vote, volunteer and seek higher education, demonstrating how a thriving arts scene can promote a connected and involved community.Sara Smith, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024
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Looked at in a wealth sense, Fairfax and Montgomery aren’t nearly as prosperous as is assumed.John Tamny, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Scooter’s work ethic has resulted in a prosperous career.Jennifer Pierce, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
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Brush with the egg and bake until golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes.Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 30 Nov. 2024
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While yaks typically have dark brown coats, some are gray, and the rarest of all are golden brown or white.Liam Freeman, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2024
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While the Fed is still expected to cut, a booming November jobs report and turnarounds in consumer confidence may give the bank reason to delay future reductions in interest rates.Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
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Some supplement companies are vying to get into the booming GLP-1 space, adding a new layer of complexity to accessing anti-obesity treatments.Maya Goldman, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
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Stinger is set in a failing Texas town called Inferno that has all sorts of gang problems, but Teacup opens in a much more halcyon setting: a little rural ranch in Georgia inhabited by a happy family.James Grebey, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2024
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For young families today, those halcyon days are over.Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Foreign Affairs, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Palmy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palmy. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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