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Recent Examples of unembellished Rooted in an unembellished documentary aesthetic, the fictional framework of Covi’s screenplay and the nimble camerawork by Frimmel capture Gemma’s chic Trastevere day-to-day as well as the family’s working-class realities — hustles both, in different ways. Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 But that same day, COPA released the full, unembellished footage, along with other records from the case. Eric Umansky, ProPublica, 23 Jan. 2024 The lines are clean, and the designs are unembellished and minimal. Jennifer Cegielski, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Mar. 2023 The legacy of Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills includes among its famous visiting artists Frank Lloyd Wright and Alvar Aalto — global visionaries for their unembellished and elegant furniture and home design from the mid-1930s to mid-1960s. Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2020 See All Example Sentences for unembellished
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unembellished
Adjective
  • All of this is a vaguely long-winded way of making a simple point — the outlook for Wolves’ defence has changed dramatically over the course of this season.
    Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
  • No code is needed to get started, as a simple click below will activate this offer.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Personal style is all about texture, and so for me, adding texture through an accessory, like a leather belt or gold jewelry, helps make your outfits feel less plain.
    Sam Reed, Glamour, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Food rationing in the U.K. only ended in 1954, when Twiggy was 5 years old, and her generation lived on simple, plain home cooking.
    Samantha Conti, WWD, 14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Accommodations were generally simple: a twin bed, unadorned walls, a place to put my clothes, maybe a sink.
    Kate Siber, Outside Online, 11 Mar. 2025
  • His portfolio of work leans towards clean, unadorned lines peppered with Brutalist inspiration.
    Kissa Castaneda, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • But when women are naked, Margaret Qualley as well, in The Substance, nobody would dream of talking to her about her genitalia or her nipples or any of those things.
    Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2025
  • In the yard the stone statues of two naked cherubs hug, an orange tree is laden with fruit and the flame red hibiscus and poinsettia are in full bloom.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The organization benefits from real-time, unvarnished feedback directly from its employees, while employees experience the benefit of their feedback being heard in real time.
    Rob Davis, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Using unvarnished threats, Trump has persuaded the governments of countries such as Guatemala, Panama, El Salvador, Mexico, and Costa Rica to accept migrants from all over the world who were arrested in the U.S.
    Jack Herrera, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2025

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“Unembellished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unembellished. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.

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