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as in tidy
being clean and in good order
behind the bed-and-breakfast is a prim little garden where guests are served afternoon tea
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as in Victorian
given to or marked by very conservative standards regarding personal behavior or morals
a very prim and proper matron was in charge of the girls' dorm
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Recent Examples of prim
Gomez and her boyfriend, producer Benny Blanco, chose a classic couples' costume for their weekend celebration, with Gomez looking prim and proper in a blonde wig and dusty blue Rodarte gown to play the role of Alice.
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Kara Nesvig, Allure, 28 Oct. 2024
This on-trend pick, available in classic light brown as well as more out-there colors like light pink, offers the same slip pockets and prim collar as true leather jackets, but at a much lower price.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 17 Oct. 2024
Very Demure Choose more modest silhouettes with higher necklines and prim details for a refined look, from flutter sleeves to rounded necklines and long sleeves.
—Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2024
Chief among them is the late and especially great Dame Maggie Smith, who gave one of her most powerful and enduring performances as the prim and wise Violet Crawley.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 29 Sep. 2024
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Kara Nesvig, Allure, 28 Oct. 2024
This on-trend pick, available in classic light brown as well as more out-there colors like light pink, offers the same slip pockets and prim collar as true leather jackets, but at a much lower price.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 17 Oct. 2024
Very Demure Choose more modest silhouettes with higher necklines and prim details for a refined look, from flutter sleeves to rounded necklines and long sleeves.
—Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2024
Chief among them is the late and especially great Dame Maggie Smith, who gave one of her most powerful and enduring performances as the prim and wise Violet Crawley.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 29 Sep. 2024
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The Golden Boy 5 Tips for Keeping Your House Clean With Pets Indeed, keeping the house clean and tidy as a pet owner is a major task by itself, never mind with a hyperactive puppy around.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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The set also comes with an organizer to keep your cabinets tidy.Emily Farris, Bon Appétit, 2 Dec. 2024
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In the spring, the storied hotel will complete a more than five-year, $550 million renovation, restoration and expansion on its sprawling 28 acres, extending its capacity to 938 guest rooms across the original Victorian building and four newer developments.Ingrid Schmidt, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Dec. 2024
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That was a play which, in the first act, dramatized this famous Victorian song.Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
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For 2025 the company added a new Black Edition trim, tested here, with 20-inch wheels, dark trim and welcome lighting with the Infiniti logo.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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Unlike most of Filson’s offerings, the cut of this jacket is trim, short, and boxy.The Editors, Outside Online, 18 Nov. 2024
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Gein was born in 1906 to an alcoholic father and an allegedly fanatically puritanical mother, according to the MGM+ docuseries Psycho: The Lost Tapes of Ed Gein.Jordana Comiter, People.com, 23 Nov. 2024
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Salman seems more inclined than his predecessor to appease the ultraconservative and puritanical Wahhabi clerical establishment and other conservative Islamist forces in the country.Richard Sokolsky, Foreign Affairs, 6 Jan. 2016
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But Telegram has always come across as a secure alternative to those other mainstream platforms, which is a neat example of the power of marketing.Zak Doffman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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How to Grow Plants from Cuttings to Fill More Pots for Free Pruning Rainbow Eucalyptus Periodic pruning will keep rainbow eucalyptus neat and at a manageable size.Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Dec. 2024
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What had formed on the narrow little patch of dirt in Albuquerque was a recapitulation of the most basic human instincts at the heart of ordinary everyday life; when faced with uncertainty and danger, people naturally cling together and form communities which become more complex and orderly.Roger Valdez, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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Of course, Geragos also hoped the press would be orderly in talking to senior Menendez family members who testified today, but that civility collapsed pretty quickly as the cameras chased family members on the courthouse steps.Dominic Patten, Deadline, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Prim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prim. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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