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Recent Examples of plummy
Lightly chilled, this bright, plummy red from Piedmont is mouthwatering and juicy yet structured enough to stand up to pizza or barbecue.
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Anna Lee Iijima, Chicago Tribune, 24 July 2024
Crushed rose petal aromas, plummy fruit and notes of spice.
—Elin McCoy, Fortune Europe, 11 May 2024
These days, clusters of plummy Concords, oval autumn royals and dusky kyohos are decorating dinner tables, doubling as cornucopian decorations and low-effort snacks.
—New York Times, 28 Feb. 2024
Reviewing a collection of Tom Wolfe’s journalism, Hitchens deplored Wolfe’s affectations and his plummy conservative politics.
—Dwight Garner, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2024
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Anna Lee Iijima, Chicago Tribune, 24 July 2024
Crushed rose petal aromas, plummy fruit and notes of spice.
—Elin McCoy, Fortune Europe, 11 May 2024
These days, clusters of plummy Concords, oval autumn royals and dusky kyohos are decorating dinner tables, doubling as cornucopian decorations and low-effort snacks.
—New York Times, 28 Feb. 2024
Reviewing a collection of Tom Wolfe’s journalism, Hitchens deplored Wolfe’s affectations and his plummy conservative politics.
—Dwight Garner, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plummy
Adjective
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And how apropos that the mellifluous double name of Caretta Caretta is the Latin name of the loggerhead turtle species.—
John Oseid,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Sheen’s mirthful eyes, mellifluous voice and overall vibe of sinister good cheer stood out in a cast whose job was largely to look pained and pale.—
Sean T. Collins,
New York Times,
16 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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This show is effectively an anthology drama, with each new edition following a different set of rich tourists and well-meaning service industry employees at high-end international resorts.—
Noel Murray,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2025
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In a slice of rich irony, OpenAI itself began to whine a couple of weeks ago when a Chinese rival, DeepSeek, garnered sudden attention.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
17 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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During the song’s mellow breakdown, Vedder saluted deceased cast members such as Gilda Radner, Phil Hartman, Chris Farley, Norm MacDonald and John Belushi.—
SPIN Staff,
SPIN,
15 Feb. 2025
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According to recent studies by Leafly, some of the most popular strains right now are Gelato (for its sweet, uplifting high) and Wedding Cake (a mellow yet euphoric Indica).—
Matt Rozo,
The Mercury News,
14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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An early title card commemorating James Earl Jones, who died in September at age 93 and whose sonorous voice dignified and shaped the character of Mufasa for generations of Lion King fans, strikes a tender chord.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Dec. 2024
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For plumbing more sonorous depths, there is the optional Roku Wireless Subwoofer (another $180).—
Boone Ashworth,
WIRED,
3 May 2020
Adjective
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The outpouring of reaction to the video demonstrates how emotionally resonant animal behavior can be.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
4 Feb. 2025
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Led by a performance of transfixing grace and subtlety from Ben Whishaw in the title role, the diaristic film spins compacted time into something free-flowing, expansive, illuminating and emotionally resonant, all of it achieved with elegant restraint.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Plummy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plummy. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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