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Recent Examples of flounce
Victoria Montalti, refinery29.com, 12 Feb. 2025
Steer clear of heavy flounces and statement prints that draw attention to your fuller bust.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
Kobi Halperin debuted a dress coat decked out with a gold fringe scarf draped over one shoulder, while Christopher John Rogers had fabric scrap-like fringe flouncing from the sides of collars and waistbands.
—Victoria Montalti, refinery29.com, 12 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for flounce
Noun
Fringe was responsible for a lot of movement, flounce, and drama this Fashion Week.
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Lilly represents the tension between the old and new guard, flouncing into the White House with a profound disregard for tradition and a voracious desire to tear it all down.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for flounce
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This chronological edging might be pleasurable for Shane and Ilya, but when built into the framing of an episode of television, the fade-ins and -outs overwhelm and distract the narrative.—
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The result is precise, confident edging with less effort, making this a top choice for skiers who want comfort and control.—
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Sometimes, his three-year-old sister would prance barefoot over the cool tile and hug him.—
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Photos shared by the agency show Buddy prancing away in the daylight, as well as Buddy seemingly caught like a deer in headlights at night.—
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But while Provo has become developed, its neighbors, Parrish assured me, remain timeless idylls, their empty interiors encircled by endless beaches fringed with casuarina trees.—
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Smooth finishes are going fringed; sharp angles are evolving into organic curves; neutral beiges and browns are being replaced with bold, vivid blues.—
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Beach weddings and backyard events are well-suited to boho and free-spirited pieces, so try a strapless or halter design with details like ruffles and rosettes.—
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Eyelet lace met great proportions at Altuzarra and Jacquemus, while Chloé and McQueen piled on the ruffles.—
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Charles Manson had turned the hippie identity into one of night-stalking terror.—
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Instead of stalking airline websites every Tuesday, Funk recommends setting price alerts and being flexible.—
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Eager to make connections with important people, Kapoor invited mayors to ribbon cuttings and doled outmore than $100,000 in campaign checks from corporate accounts, about half of which went to a political committee supporting a losing candidate in this November’s Miami Beach mayoral race.—
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Fullstar The Original Pro Vegetable Chopper Slash your prep time in half with this nifty vegetable chopper that can chop, dice, spiral, and ribbon your produce any which way, all while keeping your fingers out of harm’s way.—
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Outside the capital, guerrilla groups and organized crime syndicates are exploiting the power vacuum along Venezuela’s borders and in its resource-rich interior.—
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Born in France but a staple of Moroccan cinema, Laxe has a talent for scaling international borders and belief systems to peer into worlds that feel dangerously tactile and spiritually slippery.—
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During an appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Thompson did not mince her words when talking about artificial intelligence in her creative process.—
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Leading the New York Jets to their first win of the season, quarterback Justin Fields did not mince his words when addressing owner Woody Johnson's public criticism of him.—
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“Flounce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flounce. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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