unctuousness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unctuousness
Noun
  • In this volume, the designer reflects deeply on the diverse aesthetics of French urbanity versus rural living.
    Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 4 Nov. 2024
  • By all accounts, artist and elephant shared the same Gallic urbanity and optimistic outlook.
    Penelope Green, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
Noun
  • In the world of dance, the elegance of Alvin Ailey choreographer Judith Jamison, 81, stretched the possibilities of ballet.
    David Colton, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Located on the edge of Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, this eco-chic hideaway blends rustic elegance with adventure activities such as tracking endangered mountain gorillas or hiking dormant volcanoes.
    Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • These evenings were an occasion to dress up and try out my best manners.
    Brennan Long, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Your social manners are non-existent.
    Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • This helps Harrow’s case, but getting hard evidence of Valya’s duplicity will help even more.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Zach Bannon, a spokesman for Hovde, accused Baldwin of duplicity for, in effect, saying one thing about price gouging in the Senate and doing another with her campaign fund.
    Daniel Bice, Journal Sentinel, 30 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • Roads and highways have carved up previously wide-open stretches of desert into parcels that are in some cases too small to allow for the breeding and genetic diversity needed to sustain their population health.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
  • The wolves sourced from Oregon, which now include a breeding female and four pups, initially were located in Grand County, but killed as many as a dozen livestock, creating pressure to relocate them.
    John Frank, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Unctuousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unctuousness. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.

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