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as in butter
excessive praise
the one cabinet minister who never resorts to flannel—he always tells it like it is
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as in garbage
language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense
the first serious book about the British royal family that wasn't just flannel
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Recent Examples of flannel
He was last seen wearing a flannel shirt, jeans and tennis shoes.
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Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 8 Jan. 2026
Weatherproof was launched in 1948 and is best known for its outerwear and technologically advanced fabrics, classic styles, sweaters and flannels.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 6 Jan. 2026
Casual but still in the winter spirit, this oversized flannel toes the line between a preppy and an outdoorsy vibe.
—Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2026
The styling trick works even with an outfit that leans as grunge as this, with ballooning black cargo pants, a muted flannel, and a faded black tee.
—Alyssa Rotunno, InStyle, 30 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flannel
Noun
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Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture, beating after each addition until just combined.—
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Peanut or nut butters can work in a pinch.—
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That’s the whole point of that process of aging and using garbage bags and paint.—
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Raising the city’s garbage fee was another structural solution that aldermen and the mayor opted to avoid because of similar political difficulties.—
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So, go ahead, give a pound of peanut-butter fudge from Chatham Candy Manor ($20), or two pounds of Shriver’s taffy ($30), or a tin of Peppermint Divinity from the Vermont Country Store ($17), or a tub of Dubble Bubble ($19).—
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The staff had piled a toy train high with Modjeskas and stuffed a sleigh with chocolate suckers and egg nog taffy.—
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That rule is nonsense — especially with two applicants who pretty clearly spend most of their time in Tallahassee, and two who work in Lakeland.—
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But the residency rule is nonsense.—
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To date, your leaders have handled Trump with a mixture of flattery and deference.—
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On Wall Street, speculation is often the sincerest form of flattery.—
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The next slide showed a mouthwatering array of meats, cheeses, crudite and nuts set for snacking on, along with bottles of Haack's champagne line, Clé Cachée, chilling behind an array of glasses.—
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For instance, nuts, seeds, nut butters, and chocolate are more prone to oxidation, which can lead to rancid flavors or a gritty texture.—
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Practical self-care items such as thick lotions, face masks and soft soaps that don’t irritate skin. Pragmatic.—
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People should wash any skin that comes into contact with the slurry with water and soft soap, before using a hand cream to avoid dryness and cracking.—
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In one image—a favorite of mine—a man lies on an expanse of sand, cradling a smiling child, whose drool is pooling on the man’s shirtless chest.—
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Lotte looks down at drips of drool on the green rubber mat that covers her desk.—
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“Flannel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flannel. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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